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Healthy High 5 Award

The Healthy High 5 award is a joint health and local authority initiative with 5 achievable elements that when all are achieved will have a genuine impact on the health and wellbeing of individual pupils.

The 5 elements of the award are:

1. Physical Activity
2. Access to water
3. Healthy lunch and breakfasts
4. Mindfulness minutes
5. Primary – Nurturing nature Secondary – Love your lungs

Compass School were recently awarded Silver in the Healthy 5 award which is a fantastic achievement. This demonstrates that we fully achieved all 5 elements for the Autumn Term. To obtain gold we need to fully achieve all elements of the award for 3 consecutive school terms

Resources for young people to access

• Vapes | FRANK (talktofrank.com)
• Vaping to quit smoking - Better Health - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

• https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/exercise-guidelines/physical-activity-guidelines-children-and-young-people/#:~:text=Children%20and%20young%20people%20aged%205%20to%2018%20should%3A,movement%20skills%2C%20muscles%20and%20bones

• https://www.hydrationforhealth.com/en/hydration-science/hydration-lab/water-intake-and-hydration-physiology-during-childhood/#i1-body-water-content

• https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/health-matters-child-dental-health/health-matters-child-dental-health

• https://www.nhs.uk/healthier-families/activities/

• https://www.kumon.co.uk/blog/staying-hydrated-has-a-number-of-benefits-for-your-child/

• https://www.bda.uk.com/resource/energy-drinks-and-young-people.html

• https://www.nhs.uk/better-health/quit-smoking/

• https://www.headspace.com/mindfulness/activities-for-kids