Cranford Primary School, Hounslow

Healthy Schools Health and Wellbeing Action Group: Unhealthy weight and attendance

What needs did we identify?

We identified that a number of pupils are unhealthy weight (obese and overweight). The staff have reported that the children's health within the school was affected by the content of the food in their packed lunches and throughout the day. We also realised that many children were not getting enough exercise outside the school day which impacts on their general health and wellbeing. Also, children's attendance was another issue in our school. Children take time off during term time because of ill health or going away to see family in other countries.

How do we plan to address these needs?

We discussed the findings from a range of engagement methods and our health and wellbeing group discussed possible strategies for addressing some of these issues, including:

improving whole school food across the school community
exercise initiatives, with the possible link to our school travel plan (STP)
healthy weight would be a priority for our school community
to improve attendance, new initiatives will be placed to encourage children to stay healthy and come to school regularly and parents to take children on holiday only during term time.

Outcomes

Baseline

Evaluations and ongoing surveys, from 2009/10 onwards, to determine the qualitative perceptions of impact of interventions

NCMP data 2009/10, and the annual measurements will be monitored to determine impact of interventions.

Attendance and punctuality data.

Quantitative outcome

Increase by at least 10% the number of junior pupils who are participating in 3hrs physical activity in school and after school clubs (by 2013)

Increase the number of children who are punctual and on time by 10% (by 2013)

Increase the number of pupils who are attending school regularly by 10% (by 2013

Qualitative outcome

Increase the number of children who report that they eat '5 a day' by 10% (by 2013

Increase the number of pupils who report being physically active everyday by 10% (by 2013

Increase the number of pupils reporting that they enjoy the meals & eating environment by 20% by 2013

Targeted outcome (vulnerable groups)

To improve the quality of healthy packed lunches for pupils in year 1 and reception especially those with weight/achievement concerns (as identified from lunch inspections, by 2013)

Targeted outcome

Increase in underachieving boys across phase coming to school regularly and on time (by 2013) by 10% per annum

What activities/interventions did we develop and implement to meet these needs?

We have:

Held a whole school assembly promoting the importance of health, exercise and 5 a day
Completed a whole school lunchbox audit in which every child who has packed lunches showed their packed lunch. When parents heard about this it had some effect on what they chose to put in their child's packed lunch
Banned crisps, chocolates, biscuits and sugary drinks in packed lunches and on birthdays and special occasions, instead parents send in healthy snacks like raisins and fruit platters
Improved the school meal experience with food from different cultures. We have also tried moving children having packed lunch in a different place to decrease the noise level and created a calm environment
Negotiated with the catering provider, DS Catering, about the possibility of allowing pupils to switch to school meals on a very temporary trial basis and opting in and out
Had representatives from DS Catering and health specialists to talk to parents about healthy meals and let them sample some of the food choices at lunch time
As part of our STP, encouraged the pupils to walk, scoot or cycle to school which will have obvious health benefits. We have set up a scooter and bike hire service from nursery onwards allowing pupils to trial bike and scooter use to travel to school. We have also supplied more storage for those pupils who are now choosing to scoot and cycle to school. ( Recently won 'Supreme scoot award' at travel plan conference)
A number of sporting after school clubs and dance clubs available to pupils across the school
Healthy Breakfast through STP was a great success
Doctor Bike to fix bikes
Dinner ladies were given further training to encourage children to play more actively during lunch break
We have passport club with different activities including dance, healthy cooking and forest school
Parent's workshops on toxic childhood and in children centre for healthy breakfast, lunch and dinner
Education Welfare Officer is regularly called to attend meetings with parents who want holidays during term time
Regular group calls are sent to parents if child doest attend school
Evidence and reasons are asked for when child returns to school
Staff are stood at the doors and child's name is logged if he/ she is late in the mornings
Stickers and certificates are presented for coming regularly and coming on time to schoo
2 classes win Early Bird and Attendance Bear if they are all on time and regular at school

What did we achieve and how did teachers know?

We have more pupils reported by staff as having a healthier lunchbox especially those on lower incomes
More pupils are trying school meals (about 60 pupils have switched to school meals- from 80 school meals to 160 school meals)
Run taster session for new reception classes in September - which will again be repeated this year
Pupils are having fruit and fruit drinks on special occasions instead of cakes and chocolates.
Parents have mentioned that this has impacted on their child's diet and good initiative as a school, we have put in place.(All the children in school brings healthy snacks for birthdays)
All pupils have more understanding of where their food comes from
More pupils are cycling and scooting to school - both the bike shed and cycle pods are full (so approximately 70 pupils per day are scooting/cycling to school an increase of approximately 10%)
The bike/scooter hire have had an excellent take up with many additional children scooting (& cycling) to school (approximately 15 scooters and 10 bikes are hired out each week in KS 1 and 8 scooters, 6 bikes and 6 tricycles are hired in Foundation stage)
After school clubs have a good take up (6 clubs x 20 children)
Attendance improved Autumn (82%) to summer (83%)
Lateness is improved - approx 70 children late (Autumn term) Approx 60 Children ( Summer term)
Children Centre achieved an 'Outstanding' - OfSTED

What difference has this made for the children?

Children have access to a healthier diet which impacts on their weight, general health and concentration
Children are travelling to school in a healthier way; increasing the amount of daily exercise they are getting which will again impact on their general health
Breakfast Club and afterschool clubs are also improving the amount and quality of exercise experienced by pupils

How does it tie-in with school development plan?

This is the section of the SDP related to these actions/initiatives:

Every child matters 3

Priority Areas Actions needed	Impact/So What?	Managed by	Resources: Time/money/CPD	Monitoring: who/what/when/how	Evaluation
To raise children’s awareness of their own safety and well-being: Implement reviewed School Travel Action Plan Continue focus on WOW New staff to attend central training on “Learning to Respect” Revisit safeguarding procedures Ensure that all teachers have next level of Child protection training (staying aware) Provide workshops on SEAL programme for parents. Pass surveys Continue the focus on raising attendance: Develop more regular use of EWO. Review incentives and rewards. Look at visual strategies, especially to increase pupil influence on parental attitudes. Continue with established strategies, especially head teachers one to one with parents and LA policy on holiday absences. Class attendance chart displayed outside every class. Continue use of GroupCall. Staffing of school entrances in the AM to track repeatedly late children	90% of children walking/cycling increases – Scooting and Pedestrian Skills.Use of cycle/scooter racks and shelters increases. Scooter pool survey provides evidence of children’s/ parents’ positive responses to initiative launched in Spring 09. Attendance raise in line with national average. Raised parental awareness of statutory attendance procedures/ requirements. Children take ownership of their own attendance and are more aware of how it contributes towards the whole class figure compared to the national average	SR/MW/ NS SR/SS/ MW/EWO	Staff twilight inset and Training DH non-contact	Parent evaluations from Travel plan/SEAL workshops DH/HT – ½ termly reports HT’s termly report to GB

Priority Areas

Actions needed

Impact/So What?

Managed by

Resources: Time/money/CPD

Monitoring: who/what/when/how

Evaluation

To raise children’s awareness of their own safety and well-being:

Implement reviewed School Travel Action Plan
Continue focus on WOW
New staff to attend central training on “Learning to Respect”
Revisit safeguarding procedures
Ensure that all teachers have next level of Child protection training (staying aware)
Provide workshops on SEAL programme for parents.
Pass surveys

Continue the focus on raising attendance:

Develop more regular use of EWO.
Review incentives and rewards.
Look at visual strategies, especially to increase pupil influence on parental attitudes.
Continue with established strategies, especially head teachers one to one with parents and LA policy on holiday absences.
Class attendance chart displayed outside every class.
Continue use of GroupCall.

Staffing of school entrances in the AM to track repeatedly late children

90% of children walking/cycling increases – Scooting and Pedestrian Skills.Use of cycle/scooter racks and shelters increases. Scooter pool survey provides evidence of children’s/ parents’ positive responses to initiative launched in Spring 09.

Attendance raise in line with national average.
Raised parental awareness of statutory attendance procedures/ requirements.

Children take ownership of their own attendance and are more aware of how it contributes towards the whole class figure compared to the national average

SR/MW/

SR/SS/

MW/EWO

Staff twilight inset and

Training

DH non-contact

Parent evaluations from Travel plan/SEAL workshops

DH/HT – ½ termly reports

HT’s termly report to GB

E Ever

Priority Areas Actions needed	Impact/So What?	Managed by	Resources: Time/money/CPD	Monitoring: who/what/when/how	Evaluation
To sustain children’s engagement in structured play at break times: SMSAs and children volunteers to access training on the use of new playground lines. Develop children as playground friends to provide role models. Continue with ‘A team’ to target children identified by class teachers as in need of co-operative skill development. Continue to resource a zoned play ground to provide specific areas for quiet activities, ball games, role play etc. All staff promote Project Achieve/SEAL language during break times. All staff to use strategies provided by Bill Rogers.	A reduction in incidences in the playground. Children more positive in their responses to play time & lunch time. Staff more involved in play and social development and not managing inappropriate behavior. Children take more responsibility for their behaviour. An increase in children using more positive/structured language to describe their time spent in the playground. A more harmonious lunch time in the hall, less queuing, reduced noise & waiting time.	MW/SMSAs/ CTs	Staff twilight inset to include SMSAs New resources specifically for playground boxes:	Ongoing feedback to HT/DH from staff through weekly duty rota Weekly meetings with SMSAs

Priority Areas

Actions needed

Impact/So What?

Managed by

Resources: Time/money/CPD

Monitoring: who/what/when/how

Evaluation

To sustain children’s engagement in structured play at break times:

SMSAs and children volunteers to access training on the use of new playground lines.
Develop children as playground friends to provide role models.
Continue with ‘A team’ to target children identified by class teachers as in need of co-operative skill development.
Continue to resource a zoned play ground to provide specific areas for quiet activities, ball games, role play etc.
All staff promote Project Achieve/SEAL language during break times.
All staff to use strategies provided by Bill Rogers.

A reduction in incidences in the playground.
Children more positive in their responses to play time & lunch time.
Staff more involved in play and social development and not managing inappropriate behavior.
Children take more responsibility for their behaviour.
An increase in children using more positive/structured language to describe their time spent in the playground.
A more harmonious lunch time in the hall, less queuing, reduced noise & waiting time.

MW/SMSAs/

CTs

Staff twilight inset to include SMSAs

New resources specifically for playground boxes:

Ongoing feedback to HT/DH from staff through weekly duty rota

Weekly meetings with SMSAs

Next steps

Launch healthy lunchbox awards eg. stickers
Promote healthy lunchboxes to all our new reception parents
We will try and get free fruit for infant school for next year
We are hoping to develop our foundation stage digging area sensory garden and cook with and eat the food we have grown
We are going to offer all of our new reception children a free trial of school meals and have parents food taster session for KS1
We would like to expand the range of clubs we have available to pupils throughout the school
We are hoping to take part in an initiative called MEND in partnership with Feltham Community College which should provide us with some data to help us guide healthy lifestyle choices
We will continue our health focused workshops for any new parents at the CC and school
We will carry on monitoring our attendance and give parents and children incentives to come to school regularly
We will carry on loaning scooters/ bikes/ tricycles to all Foundation stage/ KS1 and have more cycle to school breakfasts for parents and children
During school holidays there will be a variety of sessions will be taking place in CC such as 'Cook and Learn', Bollypops Fitness and Bollywood Dance and attending session at Heathrow Gym, Paultons Park, Ruislip lido and Northolt Hills
Healthy Ways group in the CC have encouraged mums to try new food /recipes and have developed a file of recipes which will hopefully be launched to a wider stakeholder audience

Physical Activity:

Active travel to/from School

Curriculum

Cycle Storage

Increasing Participation

Playground Activities

School Clubs

Healthy Eating:

After School Clubs

Breakfast Clubs