21/11/2008 - The healthy state of thirteen Cumbrian schools

Thirteen schools in Cumbria will be awarded Healthy School Status at a celebration event at Rheged Discovery Centre in Penrith on Tuesday 25 November.

Schools in the county work with the Cumbria Healthy Schools Team to develop health related activities.
These are centred on personal, social and health education, healthy eating, physical activity and emotional health and well-being.

Health initiatives are developed in a partnership between the county council and Cumbria Primary Care Trust. 

The schools to be accredited as Healthy Schools are:
• All Saints CE School, Cockermouth
• Boltons CE School, Wigton
• Ewanrigg Junior School, Maryport 
• Jericho Primary School, Whitehaven
• Kingmoor Junior School, Carlisle
• Montreal CE Primary School, Cleator Moor
• Moresby Primary School, Whitehaven
• Norman Street Primary School, Carlisle
• Sandside Lodge School,  Ulverston 
• St Bede’s RC Primary School, Carlisle
• St James CE Junior School, Whitehaven
• Valley Primary School, Whitehaven 
• Welton School 

97% of schools in Cumbria are involved in the programme.
66% have been awarded Healthy School Status.

County councillor Anne Burns is Cabinet member for Children's Services. She said:
“The National Healthy Schools Programme is helping local authorities achieve positive results for children and young people across a broad range of issues and I’m delighted these schools have been accredited in Cumbria.
Achieving National Healthy School Status provides the foundations of good health and learning, which the schools will continue to build upon.”

The awards ceremony will include displays highlighting each school’s work.
Youngsters representing all the schools will attend.
The presentations will be made by school improvement officers and a celebratory afternoon tea will follow.

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