PARTNERSHIP

The concept of partnerships is the cornerstone of the National Healthy School Standard. At national, local and school levels, partnerships are established and maintained in order to support Healthy School Programmes.

The National Healthy Schools Standard says that the Newham Healthy Schools Scheme must:

• Be based in an established education and health partnership
• Involve school staff in planning
• Involve young people in planning
• Involve statutory and non-statutory agencies and community groups in the planning, delivery and evaluation of activities

It also requires that:

• Membership of the Newham Healthy Schools Scheme steering group includes health and education senior officers, headteachers, representatives from the Drug Action Team and the Teenage Pregnancy Strategy
• Pupils' views are fed in via the schools and when opportunities arise pupils' opinions are sought via local events or networks
• There is a Healthy Schools Leads' group that aims to support local agencies who work in schools.
• There is a lead person for each of the themes. Their role is to facilitate a forum for agencies to share practice, discuss issues regarding Healthy Schools Programmes.