Healthy Living

Healthy Living

The Academy has Healthy Schools status and there is an ethos of balanced healthy lifestyles, demonstrated through policies regarding school meals and ecological building design. To promote our healthy living ethos we ensure that local people have access to, and are involved in, the design and delivery of services that improve health and well-being. This is achieved through the concept of the Academy site as a centre for healthy living, involving a network of activities and outreach work which promote good health through health information, physical exercise and education from the site.

The local community is involved in designing and delivering the health activities on offer.  Creative partnerships with the local GP practice and other health professionals and agencies will be developed to ensure people living in the local area can achieve their optimum state of well-being and health. Examples include: health and fitness courses, healthy eating programmes, walking clubs, social clubs, art classes and other activities aimed at improving the health and mental well-being of residents living in the area. We also wish to develop a Community Café as part of the Academy, where healthy food will be served and opportunities for social interaction provided. These services will be developed gradually so they are of good quality and tailored to local needs, as well as complementing current provision.