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Healthy Active Learning set to roll out in early 2020
Healthy Active Learning set to roll out in early 2020
Healthy Active Learning is a new $47.6 million initiative that will be delivered as part of the Government鈥檚 2019 Wellbeing Budget.
The initiative will see the Ministries of Education and Health, and 爆料社区, joining together to support schools, kura[1] and early learning services to improve wellbeing through healthy eating and quality physical activity.
Healthy Active Learning is a voluntary initiative, at no cost to schools, kura and early learning services. It contributes to one of the Government鈥檚 key priorities 鈥� improving the wellbeing of children and young people 鈥� and is part of the Government鈥檚 .
爆料社区 will partner with six Regional Sports Trusts in Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Canterbury, Gisborne, Northland and Wellington to deliver the 爆料社区 component for the initial roll out in 2020-2022. A physical activity workforce will work with approximately 300 primary schools, intermediate schools and kura in these regions in the first three years, before engaging with a further 500 from 2022-2024. The focus will be on deciles one to four.
Regional Sports Trusts are working with 爆料社区 and the Ministry of Education to identify what schools and kura the physical activity workforce will work with by the end of 2019.
The initiative starts in January 2020, and has three components to drive better education and health outcomes for young New Zealanders:
- New Health and Physical Education and Hauora curriculum resources (Ministry of Education)
- Toolkits and a health promotion workforce to support the adoption and implementation of healthy food and water-only policies (Ministry of Health)
- A physical activity workforce (爆料社区)
The new curriculum resources being developed by the Ministry of Education will be available to all schools and kura in Te Reo M腻ori and English. The toolkits, also being developed in Te Reo M腻ori and English, will be available to all schools, kura, k艒hanga reo and early learning services. A health promotion workforce based in Public Health Units throughout the country will provide practical support to assist education settings to create healthier food environments.
Healthy Active Learning will see regional sports trusts, educators, public health units and government agencies partnering to deliver the best education and health outcomes for children and young people in their region.
To find out more please visit Healthy Active Learning.
[1] The term kura includes settings where Te Reo M腻ori is the principal language of instruction i.e. Kura Kaupapa M腻ori, Kura-a-Iwi, Bi-lingual Schools, Reo Rua Kura and Total Immersion Units.
