Health Promoting

Schools: Improving school communities’ health, wellbeing, equity and educational outcomes

HPS strategic vision

“Whānau standing in any world confidently”

The purpose of HPS is to improve equity, Whānau well-being, and educational outcomes through evidence informed practice.

HPS purpose/mission

Key Message

Key message:

HPS builds on what schools already do and know

Inquiry based processes and evidence based decision-making and planning (BES programme, Visible Learning Meta-analysis, Timperley, H and Parr J. (2010) Weaving Evidence, Inquiry and Standards to Build Better Schools., Health promotion, Maori and Pasifika approaches and community development)

HPS Approach

Key message:

HPS is a community development approach: it responds to the prioritised

needs and solutions that have been identified by the whole

school community

Accelerating equity

Key message:

HPS focusses on those who are experiencing the greatest inequities highlighted through

national prioritiesLocal, regional and national level

HPS Facilitators

Key message:

HPS facilitators are health and wellbeing activators,

delivering solutions in partnership with, health,

education and social service providers

Nga Matapono

Key message:

HPS works by shifting school communities knowledge,

skills, attitudes, behaviours and creating supporting

environments

HPS values

The values underpinning HPS include:

• Te Tiriti o Waitangi• Whanaungatanga - (strengthening relationships)• Kotahitanga – (partnership in learning, reciprocity)• Rangatiratanga - (uplifting, growing, leadership)

He Awa Whiria

NZ HP values

Global HP values

Pāsifika & others HP values

Nga Mātāpono Tikanga Māori

He Awa Whiria

• He Awa Whiria (braided river), where multiple values (yellow, green, black and pink) have contributed to the development of Nga Mātāpono

• The collective approach values and promotes a range of distinctive views within the NZ school community context

Nga Mātāpono (values)

Unity (based on shared values/principles) within diversity.

Nga Mātāpono (values)- provide an anchor, a moral compass for HPS practice at all levels

Key messages:

1. HPS builds on what schools already do and know2. HPS is a community development approach: it responds to

the prioritised needs and solutions that have been identified by the whole school community

3. HPS focusses on those who are experiencing the greatest inequities highlighted through national priorities

4. HPS facilitators are health and wellbeing activators, delivering solutions in partnership with education, health and social service providers

5. HPS works by shifting whole school communities knowledge, skills, attitudes, behaviours and creating supportive environments