1. Promoting physical activity for children and young people Schools and colleges Implementing NICE guidance 2009 NICE public health guidance 17

2. What this presentation covers Background Scope Recommendations Costs and savings Discussion Find out more

3. How can NICE help? NICE is an independent organisation responsible for standards to promote good health and prevent or treat ill health, based on best value for money NICE recommendations can help you implement the DH/DCSF Healthy Schools programme NICE offers advice to school governing bodies and their local partners on promoting health and wellbeing

4. The issues Physical inactivity in England is estimated to cost £8.2 billion a year and is predicted to rise Physical activity is important for children’s healthy growth and development Physical activity contributes to general health and wellbeing and can reduce the risk of several chronic conditions

5. Scope The recommendations are for: all children and young people up to 18 specifically: - children aged 11 and under - girls aged 11 to 18

6. Recommendations Key priorities: Promoting physically active travel (5, 12) Providing a creative curriculum (11, 13) Putting young people at the centre (6, 14) Involving staff and parents (15) Effective community links (9) Space, facilities and equipment (4, 6, 10, 11, 13) Developing a physical activity policy (2, 3) Providing structured and unstructured opportunities (1, 7, 11,13) Whole school approach (5, 9, 12) Monitoring and evaluation (7, 12)

7. Develop a school travel plan which has physical activity as a key aim Provide suitable cycle and road safety training for all pupils Develop parents’ and carers’ awareness of physically active forms of travel Physically active travel

8. Provide a range of indoor and outdoor physical activities on a daily basis for children aged up to 11 Help children identify activities they can enjoy with or without their friends and families Offer girls and young women school-based physical activities that appeal to them A creative curriculum

9. Children and young people should be: consulted on a regular basis to find out what helps or prevents them from being physically active and what type of activities they enjoy involved in the design, planning and delivery of activities Y oung people at the centre

10. Involving staff and parents Encourage parents and carers to get involved in physical activities with their children Consult regularly with them to identify what stops their children from being physically active Staff should act as role models, by using the stairs and participating in physical activities

11. Work in partnership to identify: other education institutions willing to deliver physical activity programmes involving the school, family and community families, community members, groups and organisations and private sector organisations willing to contribute Effective community links

12. Provide guidance and support, equipment and facilities for physical activity Ensure spaces and facilities suit different needs and meet recommended safety standards Actively promote public parks and more non-traditional spaces for physical activity Space, facilities and equipment

13. Ensure that policies and strategies explicitly address the need for children and young people to be physically active Consult with different groups of children and young people on a regular basis to understand the factors that help or prevent them from being physically active Developing a physical activity policy

14. Ensure physical activity sessions involve a wide variety of formal and informal activities Provide a range of indoor and outdoor physical activities on a daily basis, including opportunities for unstructured, spontaneous play Providing structured and unstructured opportunities

15. Identify other education institutions willing to deliver multi-component physical activity programmes involving the school, family and community Develop a school travel plan which has physical activity as a key aim and integrate it with the travel plans of other local schools and the local community Do Healthy Schools Whole school approach

16. Monitoring and evaluation Set performance targets for school travel plans and audit them annually Regularly evaluate physical activity initiatives aimed at children and young people Monitor progress towards relevant local area agreement targets

17. Costs Funding is available and this guidance is unlikely to result in a significant change in the use of school resources. However, the following may result in additional costs: provision of high quality and safe spaces for children and young people to be physically active initiatives to promote physical activity (set-up costs) recruitment and training of staff and volunteers

18. Potential savings and benefits Reduction in health problems such as obesity, heart disease and cancer Improvements in children and young people’s cognitive ability and academic achievement Improved social cohesion and a reduced risk of criminal behaviour

19. Discussion How do we coordinate our travel plans with other schools and the local community to promote physically active and sustainable travel? How do we promote the benefits of physical activity and encourage families to participate? Who are the key partners locally to support extra- curricular physical activities at intervals throughout the day?

20. Find out more Visit www.nice.org.uk/PH17 for the:www.nice.org.uk/PH17 guidance quick reference guide costing statement audit support guide to resources