The Annual Report of the Board of Governors’ 2014-2015
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- HEALTHY EATING
- STAFF HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
- 2.4 SPORTS REVIEW
2.3 HEALTH EDUCATIONAs a Health Promoting School, we aim to provide students with information on a range of health-related issues and equip them with the knowledge, attitudes, values, skills and behaviours that will empower them to manage their personal health and well-being. Health Education within St. Mary’s ensures that students have access to information on a broad range of matters such as smoking, healthy eating, fitness, alcohol, drugs, sex, and mental health. Many subject areas contribute extensively to Health Education. In 2014-15, health presentations and workshops focused on topics such as:
Presentations and workshops were delivered by individuals and organisations such as:
HEALTHY EATINGIn St. Mary’s, we aim to educate students about food nutrition and the importance of healthy eating. Within and beyond the curriculum, students have opportunities to develop the knowledge and skills that will enable them to make healthy food choices inside and outside the school. As a school, we believe it is important that our students understand the importance of a balanced diet and realise the impact of poor diet on health. To encourage students to make healthy food choices within school, St. Mary’s continued to operate the Healthy Eating Rewards Scheme whereby students could accumulate points for their healthy eating efforts which could then be exchanged for a ‘top-up’ on dinner cards. The Health Education Co-ordinator attended Year Group Assemblies to highlight the Importance of healthy eating. At various times throughout the year, more than 200 students were awarded House points in recognition of their healthy eating choices. Within the curriculum, the study of Home Economics at Key Stage 3 afforded students opportunities to explore ways to ensure a healthy diet, to develop practical skills in the safe, hygienic, healthy and creative use of foods, and to plan, prepare, cook and serve a range of meals. HEALTH AND PHYSICAL FITNESSIn St. Mary’s, we aim to develop students’ awareness of the importance of personal fitness and regular exercise and their understanding of the benefits of a physically active lifestyle. In 2014-15, students had the opportunity to engage in regular physical activity in school through curricular and extra-curricular opportunities such as:
The PE Department is central to the school’s promotion of physical fitness. Full details of the range of activities provided by the PE Department to promote physical fitness can be found in the Sports Review section of this report. STAFF HEALTH AND WELL-BEINGThroughout the year, members of staff engaged in a range of health related activities such as:
Staff have access to the school’s Fitness Suite and this was facility was used by many members of staff. A termly Staff Health and Well-Being Newsletter was produced to inform members of staff about the various ways they can improve their personal health and well-being. 2.4 SPORTS REVIEWThe Physical Education department aims to promote the healthy physical, social and psychological development of all students. Accordingly, it offers students a wide and varied range of sporting activities through its curricular and extra-curricular programmes. St. Mary’s Physical Education and Sports staff includes four full-time teachers, one part time teacher and two PE technicians with other members of staff coaching in specialised areas. The sports facilities at the school include a sports hall, a fully-equipped gymnasium, two one wall handball courts, a fitness suite, an all-weather pitch, two grass pitches and five tennis courts. The school also makes regular use of the facilities offered by the local council in, in particular the swimming pool, squash courts, fitness suite, driving range, golf course and all weather pitches. The school offers the following range of sports/initiatives: Active Communities Coaching, Aerobics, Asda Initiative, Athletics, Badminton, Camogie, Coaching Qualifications, Cross Country, Circuit Training, Fun Sports, Gaelic Football, Gold Mark Volunteers, Golf, Gymnastics, Handball, Health-Related Fitness, Hurling, Netball, Olympic Group, Olympic Young Ambassadors, Outdoor Education, Rounders, Rugby, Sky Sports Living for Sport, Swimming, Squash, Table Tennis, Tag Rugby, Tennis, Top Link, Volleyball, Sports Leaders UK Award and Volunteer Now. Throughout the year, individual students and teams are entered for Area Board, Regional and Provincial competitions. Successful teams compete regularly at All - Ireland level. Directory: downloads downloads -> Northern England’s set-jetting locations downloads -> Dynatest 3031 lwd light Weight Deflectometer downloads -> Forth coming competitive exams downloads -> Brush High School Morning Announcements Friday, September 05, 2014 all school downloads -> Year 9 The Arts — Music downloads -> Years 7 and 8 standard elaborations — Australian Curriculum: Music draft downloads -> Chris Young sets 2016 “I’m Comin’ Over” Tour headlining dates downloads -> Slavery and Abolition: the Plymouth Connection Introduction downloads -> Summer Assignment Download 1.5 Mb. Share with your friends:
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