Congratulations to Brington Church of England Primary School for embracing the importance of providing opportunities consistently throughout the curriculum and each school day to empower the children to make choices that will positively impact their future health and wellbeing. There are so many innovative ideas that have been embedded that have evolved from the children

Bar Hill Primary School is to be congratulated for being the first school to achieve the Healthy Schools Ambassador Award. From the offset there has been a determined and focused effort by the staff  – directed by the Headteacher, Charlotte Linden, and the PSHE lead, Nikita Frampton – to seek innovative ways to help their

Congratulations to Histon and Impington Brook Primary School for providing many opportunities for the pupils’ voices to influence, as appropriate, changes and improvements to policies and practices. The children clearly value and learn from their school experiences and as a result have made viable suggestions for creating a healthy school and for improving the school

Congratulations to Meldreth Primary School in achieving their Food Smart Award. In completing the Food Smart Bronze award, school leaders have brought together all the elements of current best practice to gain an overview of the whole school including preschool and wrap around care on children’s eating habits and preferences and supporting parents in making

Congratulations to St Augustine’s C of E Junior School for constantly striving to trial and embed new and varied initiatives to enrich the pupil’s life experiences, develop their resilience and empower them to make healthier choices. The positivity, energy and commitment of the staff to renew and refresh systems for working to benefit the pupil’s

Congratulations to Bar Hill Primary School for being dedicated to providing opportunities consistently throughout the curriculum for the pupils to learn about the importance of both physical and mental wellbeing and to consider healthier choices in life. It is evident that the needs of the school community are at the heart of everything that takes

Congratulations to Somersham Primary School for the inspiring and diverse range of activities that are provided to the pupils to enrich their life experiences, develop their resilience and empower them to make healthier choices. A sense of community prevails and this provides the steer for the continual development of initiatives to support the health and

Our commitment to Food Smart is crucial to the education of all our students. We wanted to teach children about being healthy; allowing them to develop their cooking skills and give them the opportunity to grow their own fresh food. Through completing the Food Smart Bronze Award at Northborough Primary School, our school family – including

Completing Food Smart has challenged us to look at the things we already do in a different light. As a result of this we have introduced plant-based food options to our menus as well a more varied vegetarian selection. We have also been able to highlight the sustainability of the food we provide and display

We have introduced plant-based food option to our menus after engaging with students and listening to the request. We can highlight the sustainability of the food we provide and display this in our refectory.

With the introduction of this process, it has allowed us to showcase the excellent work the catering teams do on a daily basis to provide healthy nutritional food to our students as well as educating them around the healthy food & sustainability of food

Congratulations to Heltwate School for being the first Special School to achieve the Healthy Schools Award through a diverse and inspirational range of activities which clearly enrich the students’ life experiences and encourage them to pursue healthier options. It is evident that the mental and physical wellbeing of both staff and students is a priority

Congratulations to Orchard Park Primary School for continually seeking to inspire and motivate the pupils to make healthy choices and prioritising the importance of embedding and extending the experiences of the pupils as they progress through the school. The focus which the school places on staff wellbeing is exemplary as are the efforts that are

Congratulations to Meldreth Primary School for the diversity of opportunity provided to the pupils to enrich their life experiences and to empower them to make decisions and healthier choices. It is evident that the school has prioritised the importance of health and wellbeing for both staff and students for some time now and a whole

Congratulations to Histon and Impington Park Primary School for the developments that the staff have made at such a challenging time to establish the foundations for a healthy school. It is evident that the interventions and programmes that have been initiated have already had an impact on the pupils ( especially in terms of enjoyment

Congratulations to Guyhirn Primary School for the inspiring and diverse range of activities that are provided to the pupils to enrich their life experiences and to empower them to make decisions and healthier choices. All of the staff should be very proud of the unique environment they have created to ensure everyone feels secure and

The children have embraced the changes made during the process of introducing the healthier food and ideas around the menus. The workshops which we have carried out within the school have been enjoyed by all the children and the experience of learning about healthy food is reflected within the increase and uptake of school meals

The focus on promoting healthy food has increased the uptake of meals from the children. The delivery of meals has changed and this has positively impacted behaviour and learning. The children have enjoyed getting involved with the activities and having a say on the food which we have on our menus via student council. They

The Healthy Schools award is such as worthy achievement for all the staff at St Peters who have remained committed throughout all the challenges of the past 18 months to establish a robust health agenda throughout the school. The engagement with local as well as national programmes and initiatives reflect the priority and commitment of

Congratulations to Hampton Hargate Primary School – the most recent school to achieve the Healthy Schools Bronze Award Finding innovative and appealing ways to involve all the staff and students in a range of health and wellbeing initiatives has been exemplary and reflective of the dedication of everyone throughout the school to continue to improve

Congratulations to Orton Wistow Primary School – the most recent school to achieve both the Food Smart and Healthy Schools Bronze Award The commitment to embedding a whole school approach to health and wellbeing throughout the school is impressive and the process of achieving these two awards has helped the staff to recognise and celebrate

The accreditation process has identified areas for improvement and also showed us what we do well. Our school is very aware that the teaching of where our food comes from, being able to see it growing in our school planters and then being able to cook it and eat it, helps children to have a

We have developed our displays and website to be more informative to students, staff and parents.  The plan for a school allotment became more valid and has allowed volunteers to participate. We have been able to change caterers and we’re clearer about the requirements for healthy food.  We hope to not just plan for, but

Congratulations to Thongsley Fields Primary School – the first school to achieve the standards for the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Healthy Schools bronze award and to be awarded Healthy Schools status.

Children in school are aware of how to keep healthy, both in terms of exercise and the importance of what they eat.  Children now know that not all food that is advertised as ‘healthy’ is.  They understand the links between too much sugar consumption and damage to their body, in particular, heart and teeth health. 

‘Being new to the role, I have learnt so much more about how the school approaches food, celebrates food and manages food production. I think we are unique in the fact that we have an allotment onsite with fruit and vegetables which we grow and eat, and that the children can observe and learn from.

‘The process of completing the Food Smart Bronze Award has had a really positive impact on our school. The children are much more aware of where their food comes from and what constitutes a balanced diet. They are well informed about the importance of healthy eating and adequate water intake and enjoy a broad range of

‘The impact of completing the Food Smart Bronze award had been positive on the whole school staff, pupils and families.  As a school we are more reflective on opportunities presented to our pupils within our daily routines e.g. snack times and lunch times. The School Council have been keen to gain this award and this

‘Reminds and reinvigorates the need to focus on food and nutrition in school. Assists in identifying any gaps’

“We have become more aware of how many different aspects contribute towards healthy schools and well-being. It requires commitment and support from all aspects of the school community: teaching staff, leadership, children, parents/carers, and the wider community.“

‘It has been helpful to enhance our outdoor growing sessions and therefore cooking in school. It has also enhanced the delivery of healthy lifestyles and helped us audit where we are in school and how we need to progress to achieve the silver award.’