As the Health Week laid the foundations for thinking about many aspects of health at Moffat Academy, this route will continue to be built upon in school.
Evaluation is an important aspect of how Moffat Academy operates, with evaluation forms being completed and information taken from the findings which contributes to the constant drive for health improvement.
A recent area of development has been school lunches. As from December 2006, as part of the drive to encourage healthy eating, the lunches changed and came under the ‘Café DG’ logo ‘in the mood for food’.
There is now a wider variety of healthy options available on the menu with baguettes, wraps, pitta breads and pasta being promoted. There are also four meal deals to choose from.
The numbers attending school dinners have increased and all pupils have a pocket-sized leaflet demonstrating the menu available. Healthy eating will continue to be an area which Moffat Academy will work on developing and promoting.
Another area for potential further development is the use of ‘open space’, which is an event which brings together a range of people, to discuss issues around a central theme.
After attending an ‘open space’ event staff have used the approach to discuss:
- values and aims for the school – with parents
- mental health – with staff and parents.
It is clear that Moffat Academy and the primary schools in the cluster will continue to take opportunities to promote health within the school. While many of these opportunities are planned, occasionally some are not. However, taking opportunities and being flexible can provide exciting experiences for the whole school.
