Curriculum levels
Questions for reflection and response
How do the experiences and outcomes build on your existing practice, structures, policies and partnerships?
What contexts could you use to develop the experiences and outcomes?
What opportunities can you identify to co-operate with other subject specialists in different curriculum areas in delivering health and wellbeing?
What are the opportunities to engage in partnership working with specialists outwith the school community and with other professionals within the school community?
In what ways do the draft experiences and outcomes allow opportunities for individual approaches to take account of needs and circumstances?
In what ways do the experiences and outcomes:
- help to develop skills for life
- offer opportunities for learning to take place beyond the school
- make connections with the world of work
- present opportunities for young people to develop their talents and for personal achievement?
How do you personally contribute to the health and wellbeing of the school community? In what ways might you continue to develop a positive, proactive approach to the physical, mental, emotional and social health and wellbeing of the children and young people in your establishment?
How do you contribute to the development of your own health and wellbeing as well as that of your colleagues?
Which aspects of health and wellbeing do you feel are addressed well through the draft experiences and outcomes and which, if any, do you think require more emphasis?
What approaches could be used to engage and involve parents and the wider community more fully in supporting your work on health and wellbeing?
How can all staff be supported in developing those aspects of health and wellbeing which will be their responsibility?
How can the school ensure that all members of staff understand their responsibilities for health and wellbeing and are supported in their role?
How might you evaluate the impact of your plans for the implementation of health and wellbeing across the curriculum?
Download: Overarching experiences for health and wellbeing
Progression and development in many aspects of health and wellbeing will depend upon the stage of growth, development and maturity of the individual, and social issues or the community context. Planning needs to take account of these factors, ensuring that experiences are relevant and realistic for the young person in his/her circumstances. To address this, some experiences and outcomes are written to span two or more levels. Within these, careful planning will be required to ensure appropriate pace and coverage, and decisions will need to be taken about when and how the experiences and outcomes should be introduced. Local authority and school planning arrangements should ensure that these decisions are taken in the best interests of each child and young person, and take account of his/her social and personal circumstances as necessary.
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