Becoming an Emotionally Healthy School

Auditing and Developing the National Healthy School Standard for 5 to 11 year olds

Charlie Smith and Shall McKee 2005 Paul Chapman Publishing

Reviewer: Belle Wallace, Director, TASC International

The aims of this text are to:

• Provide an overview of the National Health School Standard (NHSS), explaining the benefits with regard to developing a whole school policy encompassing personal and social health education, citizenship, drugs education, and general well-being;
• Provide an insight into the broad theme of emotional health and how to develop a school system that actively promotes and celebrates emotional well-being for Primary pupils.

The text provides a wealth of lessons, resources and case studies, as well as guidance on developing and assessing the whole school policy. The CDRom ensures that lessons and activity sheets are readily available.

Schools are taking on increasingly wider responsibilities for the children in their care, attending to their physical, emotional, social as well as cognitive development. This is a timely text providing straightforward guidance and advice.

GEI Vol 22 No 1