Children who have just completed Primary 4, for whom progress can be reported on, and the progress shows that the child had ‘no concerns’ across all the SHANARRI well–being indicators.

Diet at home

Packed lunches

School dinners

Tuck shop

Improve parent knowledge of healthy food choices

Workstream 4 – reducing childhood obesity

AimThe number of

primary 1 children who are obese will reduce form

8.5% to 8.1% by December

2016

Improve children’s knowledge of healthy food

choices.

Diet at school

Improve parent knowledge of the health benefits of

physical activityPhysical activity out of

school Community spaces

Increase amount of intense physical activity

Increase access to community spaces.

Increase amount of physical activity

Family income

Parent knowledge

Improvements

Improve packed lunch contentsHome prepared food

Physical activity at

school

Timetable

Food shopping

Local shops

Indoor activities

Outdoor activities

Physical space

Equipment

Improve children’s knowledge of the health

benefits of physical activity

Parental factors

Level of fitness

attendance

Access to physical activity

Workstream 4 – reducing childhood obesity

Aim90% of

Primary 1 children

at ...primary school will

participate in daily intense

physical activity by December

2014

Child’s physical health and

development

Improve parent knowledge of the health benefits of

physical activityCommunity factors Community spaces

Increase amount of intense physical activity

Increase access to community spaces.

Increase amount of daily physical activity

Family income

Parent knowledge

Improvements

School factorsTimetable

resources

Indoor /outdoor activities

Teacher skills

Physical space

Equipment

Improve children’s knowledge of the health

benefits of physical activity

venues

Family time

Daily short bursts of intense physical activity for all P1s. Each session takes place during curriculum time, and the active part takes approximately 6-10 minutes. Each session will include a range of activities designed to raise the heart rate and improve physical fitness. Sessions take place daily during the school week (Monday to Friday).

How will we know change is an improvement?

•Children participating in intense daily physical activity which they didn’t previously, therefore demonstrating an increase in physical activity. •Health benefits to daily physical activity are well documented. •Measurement of resting pulse rate and monitoring this over a period of time.•Teachers will be trained in delivery of physical activity sessions•Capacity building – CPD sessions to train more teachers•Following the pilot study with one P1 class, roll out to other classes in more schools.•More P1s achieving in curricular PE•More P1s engaging in after-school activities

What changes can we make?

Consider what time of day to implement physical activity sessions

Next StepsCriteria to be involved

•The Head Teacher is supportive of the project and using the improvement model.•The school has a PE Specialist who is on board•The P1 class teacher is on board.