Why Healthy Schools and the Global Dimension to Citizenship?
With the overarching aims of the Healthy Schools Partnership it was important to partner the DEC in the development of the project. It looked as though it would provide additional support, value and another dimension to the active citizenship and pupil participation aspects of the Healthy Schools criteria. Underlying principles of healthy schools Against criteria, the schools carry out an audit to determine good practice that is already in existence and where further work and development needs to take place. Central to the development of a healthy school is an ethos that embraces true partnership with all who work and learn in the school and the wider community. The ethos of the schools therefore will provide a supportive learning backdrop for active pupil participation in citizenship both within the schools and the community. Pupils also need the skills and the confidence to be involved in decision- making in the school via effective class councils, schools councils, debates, forums,
