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On Thursday 18th June 2009 7 Gateshead Schools received their National Healthy School Status plaques & certificates from the Mayor of Gateshead Councillor John Eagle, Dr Maggie Atkinson Group Director of Learning and Children and Director of Children Services and Paul Carvin Head of Raising Achievement Service.

Schools who received the NHS ‘Status’ were:-

• Dryden School
• Eslington School
• Greenside Primary School
• Portobello Primary School
• St Alban’s Catholic Primary School
• St Augustine’s RC Primary School
• St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School

These presentations were the 5th since the National Healthy School Status was introduced and brought the total of schools who have achieved the Status to 74 – representing 86% of Gateshead Schools.

As part of the ‘Sharing of Good Practice’ the following schools provided a 5 minute presentation.

• Greenside Primary School – PSHE theme,
Drugs Education lessons and gaining the Smoke Free School Award.
• Portobello Primary School – Healthy Eating theme – DATA – Cooking Skills, Expo Chef visit.
• St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School – Physical Activity Playground Activities and a Skipping demonstration.
• Dryden School – Emotional Health & Well Being – Enterprise Week
• St Alban’s Catholic Primary School – Emotional Health & Well Being, Pastoral Care and the Gateshead Anti – Bullying Award.

Schools were made aware of the new NHSP Enhancement Model to be introduced in September for schools who have successfully gained the ‘Status’. Schools will have to complete an Annual Review to maintain the NHSP – Status criteria and select a School and Local / National Priority linked to National Indicators. Further information will be shared at a briefing day in September.

The programme on the day also included the presentation to 4 schools gaining their Gateshead Anti – Bullying Award Certificates.

• Hookergate School
• St Alban’s Catholic Primary School
• St Philip Neri RC Primary School
• Whickham Parochial C of E Primary School

Certificates were presented by the Mayor of Gateshead Cllr John Eagle, Dr Maggie Atkinson, and Liz Elliott Chair of the Gateshead Anti – Bullying Steering Group.

Nine Gateshead teachers and HLTA’s received their DCSF Personal Social Health Education (PSHE) Accreditation Certificates presented by the Mayor of Gateshead Cllr John Eagle and Paul Carvin – Head of Raising Achievement.

Two schools became the first to gain the Gateshead Schools Sex and Relationship (SRE) Excellence Award.

The successful schools were:-

• Gibside School
• The Cedars Sports college

Overall the presentation was a great success with staff and young people from our schools receiving recognition for their Healthy School Status and achievements in Personal Social Health Education.

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Individual Awards & Project Awards - for more information visit www.journallive.co.uk/schoolawards
or contact Jennifer Cook on 0191 2043310 or jennifer.cook@ncjmedia.co.uk

Project Awards include:

* School Newspaper Award
* Environment Award
* Healthy Living Award
* Active Community Award
* Sustainable School Award

Closing date for entries: Friday 1st May 2009

For further information visit www.northeastassembly.gov.uk/news or contact Kate Hatton, Leadership Council, Senior Specialist, One North East
Tel: 0191 2296323
email: kate.hatton@onenortheast.co.uk

For further information contact Alun Davies, Health Education/Physical Education & Sport Advisrt at Dryden Centre.
Tel 0191 4338670
email: alundavies@gateshead.gov.uk

Primary resource - title, Recycling, for use in Key Stage 2 Geography and PSHE.

Children can discover the importance of the 3 Rs - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - as they explore current methods of waste disposal, the impact on our environment, as well as recycling in the news and some of the more controversial aspects of recycling, providing excellent stimulus for classroom debates.

The CD ROM is also accompanied by an A2 printed poster for classroom display.

Availabel until 8th May 2009 - BBC Active Schools Marketing are offering the opportunity for schools to try the full Recycling iPoster resource on line for FREE.

Simply visit www.bbcactiveiposter.com and register to gain access to the trial.

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Climate Change and key topics in the news - Geography - Age 7 - 11 - £99.00

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Climate Change Schools – Project
www.climatechangeschools.org.uk

What is it?
A ground breaking and unique Project helping schools to put Climate Change at the heart of the national curriculum.

Why is it important?
Climate Change is the single biggest challenge facing our young people in the future – the North East can showcase itself as leading the way on climate change education and positive action!

Who’s involved?
Science Learning Centre North East and Durham University, the Environment Agency and Northumbria Regional Flood Defence Committee, the North East Strategic Partnership for Sustainable Schools and One World Network North East.

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In practice this means integrating high standards of achievement and behaviour with the goals of healthy living, environmental awareness, community engagement and citizenship – many of the aspirations set out in the Every Child Matters (ECM) agenda.

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