Delivering Healthy Weight Delivering Healthy Weight EducationEducation

Tuesday 5Tuesday 5thth March 2013 March 2013

Somerset Health and Somerset Health and Wellbeing in Learning Wellbeing in Learning

ProgrammeProgrammeTeresa DayHealth & Wellbeing Education Advisor

Fiona MoirPublic Health Advisor for Children and Young People

Morning AgendaMorning Agenda

• 9:00 – Arrival, sign in - Tea/coffee • 9:30 – Introduction and ‘Blind data ice-breaker’ Practical Session 1 – Thinking Games and Activities• 10:40 – Coffee• 11:00 – Bristol-based projects – Rachel Cooke Practical Session 2 – Using a Stimulus for Discussion• 12.20 – Lunch – The Blue School, Wells

Afternoon AgendaAfternoon Agenda

• 1:00 – Healthy Eating – Carolyn Banfield (Bath) Practical Session 3 – Running a Health-Based Enquiry• 2:30 - A burst of activity!• 3:00 – Community Lifestyles Projects• 3:30 – Plenary• 3:45 - Close

SummarySummary

• Obesity is on the rise • It is a global, national and local issue with USA

and UK with highest prevalence• It has growing cost implications for NHS – heart

disease, diabetes and types of cancers• Poor diet and sedentary lifestyle impacts on

mental health, relationships and wellbeing• The media plays a significant role in informing

and confusing the issue

Philosophy for Children – Philosophy for Children – Thinking GamesThinking Games

Think-Commit-Justify- ReflectThink-Commit-Justify- Reflect

• Swap across the circle if you think...donuts have to have a hole, sweets are great, you eat your 5-a-day.

• What’s better, a cat or dog, being an adult or a child? Eating cake or curry?

• Would you rather...? Vote with your feet scenarios• Evilometer – Ranking games• Concept Cake – Recipe for a healthy lifestyle

Philosophy for Children – Philosophy for Children – Using a stimulusUsing a stimulus

• Philosophy cocktail party – ask each other questions and listen to answers, swap and move on

• Conceptometer – ranking and ordering ideas and events

• DVD clips or Images/media and technology• Texts – Using fiction and non-fiction• Objects

Philosophy for Children – Philosophy for Children – Running an EnquiryRunning an Enquiry

• Initial Response – One word in a circle• Creating questions – pairs and groups• Choosing questions - voting• First thought – everyone is given a chance to speak• Final word – conclusions, change of thinking

Ofsted Chief Inspector Sir Michael Ofsted Chief Inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw wants a more Wilshaw wants a more

professional approach to school professional approach to school governing bodiesgoverning bodies

• He praised the best governors for focusing on the "big issues", such as "the quality of teaching, the progress and achievement of their pupils, and the culture which supports this".

• But he condemned weak governing bodies for paying too much attention to what he called "marginal" concerns.

• "Too much time spent looking at the quality of school lunches and not enough on maths and English," Sir Michael said.

Website ResourcesWebsite Resources

www.somersethealthinschools.co.uk• Course Notes• Resources• Targeted Intervention Programme• Training• News• Director of Public Health Award