Education Scotland Curriculum Impact Report Health and wellbeing: the responsibility of all A summary guide to the findings for children and young people October 2013

Contents WHY? The purpose of the report WHO? People in the schools, centres and communities visited across Scotland WHAT? The things that are making a difference to children and young people The things that need to improve NEXT? Conversations Actions

What are the aims: Good health and wellbeing for every every child and young person Every Every child and young person having the chance to be the best they can be Every Every child and young person being involved in decisions that affect them The views of all all children and young people to be taken into account

WHY? Curriculum for Excellence Health and wellbeing Literacy Numeracy Responsibility of all: Physical wellbeing Social Emotional Mental And include some aspects of : Planning for choices and changes Relationships and Physical activity and sport

What others say about health and wellbeing... Sir Harry Burns Scotland’s Chief Medical Officer

Tam Baillie, Scotland’s Commissioner for Children and Young People Annual report ( )

responsible safe achieving respected healthy included nurtured active

Wellbeing indicators What do we understand about our wellbeing?

Schools, Schools, centres and communities across Scotland who have been inspected in the last 3 years 4local authorities helped identify a ‘cluster’ which was visited by teams of staff from Education Scotland. Western Isles East Ayrshire East Lothian East Renfrewshire

Things that are making a difference to the lives of children, young people, their families and communities WHAT did Education Scotland find?

Things that are making a difference to the lives of children, young people, their families and communities WHAT did Education Scotland find?

Things that are making a difference to the lives of children, young people, their families and communities WHAT did Education Scotland find?

What we told Education Scotland WHAT difference does it make for children and young people?

The things that Education Scotland have identified for improvement. WHAT needs to be done differently?

The things that we think need to improve. WHAT needs to be done differently?

What Education Scotland will do. NEXT? What can you and I do?

Activity Working with a partner or in small groups find out what wellbeing means to you. See the next slide to reveal the different headings that can help you with your discussions. Choose one or two headings if you have time. What sorts of things do you do in school to help you feel safe and healthy? What could be done to make things better for everyone?

FURTHER INFORMATION The 7 Golden rules for participation Wellbeing – a guide to measuring meaningful outcomes United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child – Explained Curriculum for Excellence fact file – Health and wellbeing pdf Children and Young People’s Views on Participation and Principles for Practice df Scotland’s Commissioner for Children and Young People

Education Scotland would like to thank all of those authorities, schools and centres who took part. We would also like to thank staff, partners and parents for sharing their work and views. But most importantly, we would like to thank all the children and young people who shared freely their views and ideas around health and wellbeing. A special ‘thank you’ to Liberton Primary School in Edinburgh for their help in making this presentation