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BRISTOL a Summary Report of the Every Child Matters Survey 2010 Every Child Matters in BRISTOL A summary report of the Every Child Matters Survey 2010 These results are the compilation of data The programme provides a universal and Comparisons collected from a sample of primary and Comparisons have been made with targeted service (tier 1 and tier 2), primary secondary pupils in Bristol during the samples of pupils and students from other and secondary health prevention. Spring and Summer Terms of 2010. This areas: a large reference sample of pupils The ECM survey plays an important survey was commissioned from SHEU by from schools across England. part helping schools to improve their Bristol Healthy Schools and Bristol pupil wellbeing through Healthy Schools Primary Care Trust to collect reliable Trends Plus and Enhancement, as it provides information about young people’s Comparisons have also been made data specific to the school which can be lifestyles. This summary report is one of with the 2009 and 2008 surveys. used to identify priorities, providing a number of reports that will be baseline and follow up measures. produced from the study ; contact the Healthy Schools Healthy Schools Programme for details. Comments The Purpose of the Healthy Schools All maintained and independent schools Programme is to promote children’s health in Bristol were invited to take part. This in schools. Healthy children and young All comments in the main report summarises the figures for just the people learn better, so improving health pages of this report are from maintained schools. will improve educational outcomes. the Bristol Healthy Schools Collecting the figures Healthy Schools works to facilitate Team, from schools and from health improvement, by building children SHEU Teachers were briefed on how to collect and young people’s health and social All quotes marked * are taken the most reliable data and then pupils knowledge and skills. from the document: anonymously completed the This is achieved by supporting a whole ‘Promoting Health in Schools- questionnaire online or on paper. The school, participative, empowering From Evidence to Action’ sample sizes are shown in the table approach to health which aims to improve: below. Questionnaires completed on paper • Healthy School Policies were returned to SHEU in Exeter for • The physical and social environment of processing. It is the intention to repeat the the school survey each year to monitor trends. Topics include • Individual pupils health knowledge and Ethnicity skills Being Healthy • Community links and relationships Diet, exercise, drugs, sexual 73% of the secondary sample described • Access to, and delivery of, health themselves as White (British or European). services. health, support Staying Safe Over 5000 young people took part in the survey: Accidents, bullying, Internet safety 2010 Primary Secondary Making a Positive Year 4 Year 6 Year 8 Year 10 Contribution Ages 8-9y 10-11y 12-13y 14-15y All Leisure, volunteering, Males 719 759 548 653 2679 children’s voice Females 737 803 574 637 2751 Economic Well-being For further information about the survey contact: Money, work, plans after 16 Gill Brookman Enjoying and Achieving Bristol Healthy Schools Programme Manager Level 4 South Plaza Satisfaction, GCSE Marlborough Street expectations, enjoyment Bristol BS1 3NZ The major headings are taken Tel. 0117 900 2216 from Every Child Matters , the [email protected] government's strategy paper. www.bristolhealthyschools.org Bristol BRISTOL Primary school pupils in Year 4 & Year 6 (ages 8-9 and 10-11) Where figures are also given in a chart, they are shown in bold . BEING HEALTHY ‘Sixty-seven of the 80 children (in Year 1 & 2) have become noticeably more confident since learning to FOOD & NUTRITION swim’ – Summerhill Infants School. K 5% in the survey had WATER nothing for breakfast; 5% had a cooked breakfast on K 7% say that they had no the day of the survey. water to drink during the day yesterday. K 34% say that they had at least a litre of water to drink during the day yesterday. K 28% of the pupils in the survey say they would like to lose weight while 7% K 82% say that they can get would like to put on water at school easily. weight. K 31% had lunch at school yesterday while 2% had LEGAL & ILLEGAL DRUGS none at all. K 10% of the sample reported that they drink without 47% of pupils had an evening K their parents knowing at meal that was cooked from least sometimes. fresh or frozen ingredients on the night before the survey. K 6% say they have tried K 24% of pupils say they had 5 smoking in the past or or more portions of fruit and smoke now. vegetables on the day before K 1% in the survey smoked the survey, while 11% had at least one cigarette none at all. during the last 7 days. Woodstock School involved the whole school in growing and preparing vegetables for dinnertime consumption. K 67% in the survey say they would like to talk with their ‘Lunchtime went well. I sat next to a young girl who parents about drugs. had never eaten marrow before but then neither had I – we tried it together and both agreed it tasted ok and we would have it again’ – HS co-ordinator. ASSIST has been running in successfully in Fairfield High School for 3 years now, not only have we seen PHYSICAL ACTIVITY a reduction in Smoking rates, the programme has brought other major benefits to the school: “ It gave K 86% find it ‘easy’ to be as students involved in the training and follow ups a physically active as they like at feeling of importance and raised self-esteem at being playtimes selected. There were a number of students involved who wouldn’t normally be the first who think they be nominated for an event like this ” K 89% say they do some sort of activity more than weekly. ASSIST tackles tobacco issues across all levels of the curriculum, from science, to Physical Education, K 26% of pupils said they would geography to mathematics; it is a unique programme like more or better play that encourages a whole school approach. “ ASSIST equipment available at has provided a catalyst for the whole year group to playtimes. tackle the issues linked to smoking in a new way, supporting our PSHE curriculum ” 2 STAYING SAFE HEALTH & SAFETY K 37% reported that they had BULLYING had an accident in the last 12 months that was K 30% of pupils reported they treated by a doctor or felt afraid of going to school nurse. because of bullying at least K 74% of pupils reported that ‘sometimes’. they do something to avoid sunburn, for example, using sunscreen. K 70% washed their hands before lunch yesterday. K 24% of pupils reported they had been bullied at or near school in the last 12 months. K 81% clean their teeth at Mental health initiatives in schools seek to build the least twice a day (the social, emotional and spiritual wellbeing of students recommended to enable them to achieve education and health frequency) goals and to interact with their peers, teachers, K 15% of pupils reported family and community in ways that are respectful having trouble with their and just’*. teeth last time they visited the dentist. Summerhill Infants targeted achieving, ‘an increase in the number of children who understand appropriate touch rules’. K 15% of pupils reported that “This was achieved by introducing the massage in they had asthma. schools programme. 26/28 children also said they felt happier. A marked improvement in behaviour was seen in the boys after implementing this programme”. K 12% that they had taken ECONOMIC WELL-BEING medicine for asthma in the last 7 days. K 50% of pupils usually walk all the way to school while 5% of them cycle. MAKING A POSITIVE K The findings were similar CONTRIBUTION for the return journey. K 65% think they are listened to at school. K In 2008 and 2009, among those who don’t walk, the things which most often were said to encourage them to walk were safer crossing places and slower traffic . K In 2008 and 2009, Among those who don’t cycle, the things which most often were said to encourage them to cycle were a safe place to lock their bike and slower traffic . K 49% think that teachers listen to them at school and 36% think they are In Bristol, grants have been made available for heard by the school schools to provide cycle storage. So far, 20 schools council. have received grants and there is still funding available for this year should there be further applicants. A number of schools have also used their school travel plan grants received from central government to install cycle parking. Only 46 schools K 54% of pupils say that out of 181 schools have no cycle parking their school encourages whatsoever, which is a major step forward in them to contribute to encouraging healthier forms of transport for the community events. school children and young people of Bristol. 3 ENJOYING AND ACHIEVING K 77% of pupils thought that their work was marked so that they could see how to 32% of pupils had a high K improve it self-esteem score (15 or above ). “Young people who feel good about their school and who are connected to significant adults are less 81% of pupils in the survey K likely to undertake high-risk behaviours and are worry about at least one likely to have better learning outcomes”* problem ‘Quite a lot’ or ‘A lot’. ‘The number of children that have been put into ‘Time Out’ since this work has reduced by over 50%’– Shirehampton Primary School, after work on exercise promotion and the introduction of a gardening club.
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