Education Wellbeing Team

The Cambridgeshire Primary Personal Development Programme enables schools to develop and implement their practice in PSHE and Citizenship. It provides all the resources for a high quality teaching programme. Teachers can also access guidance on a range of teaching methodologies. The programme includes toolkits with up to date materials for reviewing and developing policies for whole school wellbeing. The customised software can be used to plan a teaching programme, access and distribute resources, produce a wide range of reports and analyses and assess children’s learning.

£600

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Unit Context

This unit of work focuses on developing children’s

awareness, knowledge and understanding of

the importance of being healthy and the range

of factors which contribute to maintaining their

health. As well as physical health, children’s

emotional health plays a key part in their

overall health and wellbeing and therefore

work within this unit should sit alongside and

complement learning within the Myself and

My Relationships units. Teaching and learning

around healthy lifestyles plays an important role

in the government strategy to promote healthy weight in children. This is

supported by the Department Of Health ‘Change 4 Life’ campaign which

includes a range of programmes and materials to support families and

schools. The Physical Education and Sport Strategy through the Schools

Sports Partnerships (SSPs) has raised the profile of physical activity within

and outside the school curriculum. Learning within this unit will increase

children’s understanding of the health benefits of regular physical activity.

Unit Description

This unit looks at a range of factors which contribute to a healthy lifestyle,

including healthy eating, physical activity, sleep and use of free time. This

builds on the work they have done in unit HL1/2, revisiting the Eatwell

plate and using it to plan healthy, balanced meals. Children will learn about

the physical and mental benefits of regular exercise and will consider the

relationship between physical activity and nutrition. They will develop an

awareness of factors which influence people’s food choices and think about

the benefits to our health of different kinds of food. They will be encouraged

to think about the wider meaning of a healthy lifestyle, including sleep, dental

hygiene, leisure activities and emotional health and wellbeing. Children

should be given the opportunity to plan and prepare healthy snacks and/

or meals and a religious festival or a class/whole school celebration could

provide an ideal opportunity for this. Children are made aware of their own

capacity to make healthy choices and encouraged to reflect on and take

responsibility for their own lifestyles.

Cambridgeshire Primary Personal Development Programme

Healthy & Safer Lifestyles 14 HL 3/4 Healthy Lifestyles

KS2 • Years 3/4

Notes for Staff

It is important for staff to be aware of different traditions and practices in

families relating to food. This unit could provide opportunities to develop

the children’s awareness of difference and diversity in their school and

community. Work in this unit can be supported by a visit from the Life

Education Centre classroom which, as part of the Year 3 and 4 programmes,

addresses the issue of developing a healthy and safer lifestyle.

This unit links to the development of one Aspect of Physical Education,

the Knowledge and Understanding of Fitness and Health. It is important

to recognise that at this age parents will make some choices about

the children’s lifestyles (for example use of free time, food choices) and

therefore the emphasis needs to be on choices children can make, whilst

recognising that some responsibility remains with adults. Food costs and

availability will also have an influence.

This unit contains suggestions for food preparation and cooking activities

and children will need to be made aware of the appropriate food hygiene

measures. There are opportunities to link this work with national and local

sporting events and to use these, including well-known sportspeople, to

motivate the children to increase their physical activity.

As adults, we need to be aware that being healthy is a continuum and we

can always be healthier, although some children of this age may find this

concept hard to grasp.

Activities for Recording Assessment

A at the end of an activity indicates an opportunity for recording

assessment.

Activity 1.2 / 10.1 - the children’s healthy lifestyle diaries could be used

at the beginning and end of the unit to record the development of their

perceptions of health.

Activity 6.1 – the children’s Eatwell plates can be used to record their

understanding of which foods belong to each food group.

Activity 8.2 – the children’s café menus could be used to assess their

understanding of the need for a healthy balance of food based on the

Eatwell plate model (and the Food Standards).

Learning Expectations

At the end of this unit most pupils will:

• know that they can make choices which are healthy or

unhealthy and reflect on their own lifestyle.

• know that eating healthily, being active and sleeping all

contribute to a healthy lifestyle.

• understand some of the reasons people sometimes make

unhealthy choices.

• be able to talk about some of the physical and mental

benefits of exercise.

• know that a healthy lifestyle involves choosing a range of

activities, some of which will be more active than others.

• be able to state some of the influences on food choices and

some of the persuasive methods used in advertising.

• understand why our bodies need foods from each of the food

groups and be able to suggest daily menus or meals.

• be able to talk about the benefits of food for our bodies and

plan and prepare simple healthy meals or snacks.

• know why dental hygiene is important and how they can look

after their teeth.

Some pupils will not have made so much progress and will:

know and suggest some choices which are healthy or

unhealthy.

• know that eating healthily, being active and sleeping all

contribute to a healthy lifestyle.

• be able to talk about some of the physical benefits of

exercise and with support talk about the mental benefits.

Some pupils will have progressed further and will:

• understand that athletes and sportspeople need to train

regularly and apply it to their own lives,

• know that a healthy lifestyle involves choosing a range of

activities as well as getting sufficient rest and sleep.

• be able to detect patterns in survey information about

children’s use of free time and suggest ways of increasing

physical activity/rest/sleep .

• know that school food has to meet certain standards.

• understand that our bodies need more of some food groups

and less of others and why, including the consequences of

an imbalance.

• use this knowledge to persuade others to make healthy

choices.

• understand that they have some responsibility for themselves

but that others can also help them maintain a healthy

lifestyle.

Cambridgeshire Primary Personal Development Programme

Healthy and Safer Lifestyles 7 • HL 1/2 Healthy Lifestyles

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Cambridgeshire Personal Development Programme

Teaching Guidance

Discussion Strategies

The Conflict Resolution and Peer Mediation Programme is designed to empower and enable children to resolve interpersonal conflict. The resource includes a conflict resolution resource with units of work for the Foundation Stage, KS1 and KS2. It focusses on children’s interpersonal conflicts and develops their knowledge, skills and attitudes, equipping them to resolve minor disputes and conflicts peacefully and more independently. It also includes a review tool to support schools in establishing a Peer Mediation service, and a comprehensive programme to train children to take an active role within it.

£195

We are pleased to offer the following resources and publications to schools, settings and organisations in Cambridgeshire, throughout the UK and beyond. For further details, please contact us on 01480 376256 or edwellbeing@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Cambridgeshire Primary Personal Development Programme Themesets bring together resources for individual themes in PSHE. They include full, interactive Units of Work and toolkit and guidance resources for the theme, as well as the Entitlement Frameworks for all primary year groups. Themesets are available to cover the following themes: Drug and Alcohol Education, Sex and Relationships Education, Anti-Bullying, Healthy Lifestyles, Personal Safety and Mental Health.

£95 each

Celebrating Girls’ Friendship is a KS2 intervention programme designed to support the development of positive relationships between girls. It explores the complexities of girls’ friendships including why they sometimes fall out and engage in destructive behaviours such as relational aggression and bullying. The programme can be delivered to mixed age groups and teaches girls how to adopt more appropriate and constructive ways of meeting their needs within their relationships.

£195Celebrating Girls’ FriendshipsA whole school programme

www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/learntogether

PSHE Service

Education Wellbeing, Cambridgeshire County Council, Stanton House, Stanton Way, Huntingdon, PE29 6XL • 01480 376256

The Lunchbox Challenge is an innovative and creative resource developed in partnership with the Cambridgeshire Dietetic Business Unit, Health Enterprise East, and NHS Cambridgeshire to support primary and special schools in extending their work on healthy eating to packed lunches. It is designed for Year 5 and 6 pupils, and includes a unit of work focussing on food and diet, as well as the ‘Top Grub’ card game, a script, and all the resources needed in order to deliver the Lunchbox Challenge. The aim is to provide parents/carers and children with information on the benefits and content of healthier packed lunches.

£45LUNCHBOXCHALLENGELUNCHBOXCHALLENGE

www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk

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Discover how easy it is to make a healthy lunchbox

£200Understanding and Managing Risk is a unique and inspiring resource designed to provide a holistic approach to risk education for Key Stages 3 and 4 with a specific focus on drug and alcohol education. The resource draws upon research and engagement with young people that told us they wanted a more integrated approach to risk education rather than individual inputs on drugs, sex etc. It also takes advantage of the hugely successful resources developed as part of Cambridgeshire’s nationally acclaimed Kick Ash smoking education and cessation programme.

Promoting Health in Early Years Settings This unique programme supports early years settings in examining all aspects of their provision to ensure the health and wellbeing of the whole setting community. The programme focuses on the review and development of health related themes such as Healthy Eating, Physical Activity, Mental and Emotional Wellbeing, Safeguarding and Staff Health and Wellbeing. It supports the implementation of the EYFS and is a useful tool for evidencing good practice for Ofsted and other national standards.

£95Promoting Health inEarly Years Settings

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PE Service£295

(Cambs)£375

(out of county)Brand new resource for

Physical Education, for teachers, by

teachers.

Comprehensive lesson by lesson plans, support material, assessment and guidance for Athletics, Dance, Games,

Gymnastics, Outdoor and Adventurous Activities and Swimming for Reception through to Year 6. The supplied Dance music has

been specially written.

For ordering details, contact the Physical Education Service 01480 376257 or justine.spencer@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

To view sample pages, visit www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/learntogether/homepage/128/physical_education

Cambridgeshire

Scheme of Work for Physical EducationReception, Key Stage 1

& Key Stage 2

Cambridgeshire County Council PE Service brand new Scheme of Work for teaching Physical Education, for teachers, by teachers. This comprehensive resource provides all that your school needs to deliver a high quality PE curriculum. Part One features comprehensive lesson by lesson plans, support material and guidance for Dance, Games and Gymnastics, laid out in year booklets, for Reception through to year 6. Part Two contains more Dance, Games and Gymnastics as well as Outdoor and Adventurous Activities, Swimming and KS2 Athletics. The Dance music has been specially written and is supplied on a cd-rom along with all the year booklets as pdfs. The Introduction Booklet provides comprehensive support material for the PE Subject Leader.

The Children’s Health and Wellbeing in the Primary School - Whole School Review supports schools in addressing the health and wellbeing needs of children and young people and in developing work as a health promoting school. It includes review questions and likely indicators to support the process of reviewing and developing a whole school approach to a range of health related themes, such as Drug Education, Sex and Relationships Education, Healthy Eating, Emotional Wellbeing and Safeguarding Children Online.

£25Children’s Health and Wellbeing in the Primary SchoolResources to Support School Managers