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1. Education ScotlandCurriculum Impact ReportHealth and wellbeing: the responsibility of allA summary guide to the findings for children and young peopleOctober 2013

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3. What are the aims: • Good health and wellbeing for every child and young person • Every child and young person having the chance to be the best they can be • Every child and young person being involved in decisions that affect them • The views of all children and young people to be taken into account

4. WHY? Curriculum for Excellence Health and wellbeing Literacy Numeracy Responsibility of all: Physical wellbeing Social Emotional Mental And include some aspects of : Planning for choices and changes Relationships and Physical activity and sport

5. What others say about health and wellbeing ... Sir Harry Burns Scotland’s Chief Medical Officer

6. Tam Baillie, Scotland’s Commissioner for Children and Young People Annual report (2012-13)

7. responsible achieving safe respected healthy included nurtured active

8. What do we understand about our wellbeing? Wellbeing indicators

10. WHO was involved? Schools, centres and communities across Scotland who have been inspected in the last 3 years 4 local authorities helped identify a ‘cluster’ which was visited by teams of staff from Education Scotland. Western Isles East Lothian East Renfrewshire East Ayrshire

11. WHAT did Education Scotland find? • The views of children and young people are being listened to • Children and young people feel they can make a difference to the way their school is run Things that are making a difference to the lives of children, young people, their families and communities

12. WHAT did Education Scotland find? • Health and wellbeing is seen as something that is very important to everyone • People work together toward finding ways of solving problems and disagreements • Children and young people feel safe and included Things that are making a difference to the lives of children, young people, their families and communities

13. WHAT did Education Scotland find? • Children and young people feel respected and respect others • Benefits to the whole community. A feeling of belonging and that people, places and property are respected. • Schools are working togetherwith partners, including parents, to agree plans to improve health and wellbeing • Opportunities for all, taking part in clubs, activities and trips during and after school Things that aremaking a difference to the lives of children, young people, their families and communities

14. WHAT difference does it make for children and young people? • Being involved helps to improve confidence and beliefthat we can all help to make things better • You can see the purposeof learning about health and wellbeing when you are making a difference • You feel everyone is encouraged to ask questions and express their views • You know who and where to get support and help if you need it What we told Education Scotland

15. WHAT needs to be done differently? • More schools need to plan better for health and wellbeing with partners including parents, children and young people • Further training around health and wellbeing for staff • Sharingresourcesand details of what works with others The things that Education Scotland have identified for improvement.

16. WHAT needs to be done differently? • Young people in secondary schools would like to have more of a say in what and howthey learn about health and wellbeing • Opportunities for all regardless of home circumstances • Everyone treated with respect and includedregardless of differences • Adults need to realise how capablechildren and young people are and trust them to know what is important to them The things that we think need to improve.

17. NEXT? • Education Scotland will continue to work with others including local authorities, schools, centres and communities to help them make changes • Education Scotland will continue to work with children, young people and their familiesto find out what is changing and how this affects them • We can get involved in groups at the school or centre we go to and start to really talk about health and wellbeing and what we can do together to make things better What Education Scotland will do. What can you and I do?

18. Activity • Working with a partner or in small groups find out what wellbeing means to you. • See the next slide to reveal the different headings that can help you with your discussions. Choose one or two headings if you have time. • What sorts of things do you do in school to help you feel safe and healthy? • What could be done to make things better for everyone?

20. FURTHER INFORMATION • The 7 Golden rules for participation http://www.sccyp.org.uk/resources/golden-rules • Wellbeing – a guide to measuring meaningful outcomes http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/Young-People/gettingitright/background/wellbeing • United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child – Explained http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/216011/0057744.pdf • Curriculum for Excellence fact file – Health and wellbeing http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/Images/HealthWellbeing-printfriendlyversion_tcm4-676538.pdf • Children and Young People’s Views on Participation and Principles for Practice http://www.sccyp.org.uk/downloads/Adult%20Reports/Childrens_participation_report_120313.pdf • Scotland’s Commissioner for Children and Young People http://www.sccyp.org.uk/

21. Education Scotland would like to thank all of those authorities, schools and centres who took part. We would also like to thank staff, partners and parents for sharing their work and views. But most importantly, we would like to thank all the children and young people who shared freely their views and ideas around health and wellbeing . A special ‘thank you’ to Liberton Primary School in Edinburgh for their help in making this presentation