In a health promoting school, relationships are very important – both for pupils, teachers and other staff working in the school.
Pupils
The pupils in a health promoting school:
- help one another
- show respect
- have good manners
- listen to one another
- are responsible
- can be trusted
- cooperate with others
- share views and help make decisions
- show self-control and self-discipline
- sort out problems without getting angry or having an argument
- have a good sense of fair play
- have a positive attitude to school
- have a healthy lifestyle
- are confident and believe in themselves
- strive for success
- have the ability to 'stick with it'
- set themselves high standards of effort and behaviour
- can approach staff with worries and concerns
- can accept decisions made by others
- recognise and value one another's differences
- celebrate their own and others' achievements
- are proud of their school and their place within it.
Teachers and school staff
Teachers and other school staff in a health promoting school:
- have respect for pupils
- are good role models for pupils
- have healthy lifestyles
- show concern and understanding
- can be trusted
- treat everyone fairly and equally
- are firm and consistent
- set high standards of effort and behaviour
- have high expectations of pupils
- work together as a team
- recognise and respect differences
- help shape pupils' attitudes to learning and life
- are sensitive to what pupils need
- can sort out difficult situations
- can deal with issues sensitively.
