Health and Wellbeing Across the Curriculum
Health and Wellbeing promotes confidence, independent thinking and positive attitudes and dispositions. It is a responsibility of every teacher to contribute to learning and Development in this area. Building the Curriculum 1 At St Ninian’s High, Health and Wellbeing is evident across the curriculum. Here are some examples.
Excellent Exemplification of Health and Wellbeing Across Learning
Links/Resources
Drink Aware Scotland – Information and advice about alcohol-related issues in Scotland. http://www.drinkaware.co.uk/
Breathing Space – Information and advice for people in Scotland experiencing low mood, depression or anxiety. http://www.breathingspacescotland.co.uk
Fairtrade – Information about Fairtrade initiatives. Fairtrade is about better prices, decent working conditions, local sustainability and fair terms of trade for farmers and workers in the developing world. http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/
FRANK – Drugs advice aimed at young people. http://www.talktofrank.com/
Health Scotland – Website of Scotland’s Health Improvement Agency. The ‘Your health’ section provides information for the general public on how to improve their health and has links to current public health initiatives. http://www.healthscotland.com/
SHOW Scotland – Scotland’s Health On the Web. Information from NHS Scotland. http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/
Steps for Stress – A guide to avoid stress. http://stepsforstress.org/
Glasgow Steps – Understanding and preventing Stress. http://glasgowsteps.com/information/stress/
Young Scot website – Young Scot is the national youth information and citizenship charity. They provide young people, aged 11–26, with a mixture of information, ideas and incentives to help them become confident, informed and active citizens. http://www.youngscot.org/
Weight Wise – Information on health and weight management from the British Dietetic Association. http://www.bdaweightwise.com/
Well Scotland – Information and advice on mental health in Scotland from the Scottish Government’s Healthier Scotland project. http://www.wellscotland.info/
International Development Education Association of Scotland – Provides resources for global citizenship. http://www.ideas-forum.org.uk/
