The Healthy FE FrameworkMaking the case for introducing Healthy FE

The Healthy FE Framework : Making the case for introducing Healthy FE

This presentation has been put together to assist colleges who are developing a business case to introduce Healthy FE.

The Healthy FE FrameworkMaking the case for introducing Healthy FE

Content

• Local health statistics and their impact on the organisation

• What is the Healthy FE Framework?

• How the Healthy FE Framework can help your College organisation

• The policy context

• What does ‘Healthy FE’ mean in practice

• Benefits

• Quality improvements

• The case for change

The Healthy FE FrameworkMaking the case for introducing Healthy FE

Background: Local health issues

It is recommended that users of this presentation provide some key statistics about the health issues in your local area. Wherever possible, this should be compared to the national average.

Information can be found from:

Office of National Statistics – Neighbourhood Statistics

Department of Health

Local PCT web site

•The following statistics are given for demonstration purposes:

• [23.9%] of people in the local area are obese.

• [11.4%] of people binge in the local area binge drink.

• Nearly [a third] of people in the area smoke.

• There were approximately [154 ] teenage pregnancies in the local area in 2006.

The Healthy FE FrameworkMaking the case for introducing Healthy FE

The impact of these statistics

• Poor attention and concentration in the classroom

• Increased levels of sickness

• Impacts on work/life balance

• Stress and lack of motivation within the workforce

• Impact on retention of students

• Limited success rates

The Healthy FE FrameworkMaking the case for introducing Healthy FE

How the Healthy FE Framework can support FE providers

• Improve the health and wellbeing of staff and students

• Differentiate the working and learning experience

• Improve the environment

• Lead to improved attention, retention and ultimately success of students

• Reduce costs of staff absenteeism through sickness

• Create a more motivated workforce.

The Healthy FE FrameworkMaking the case for introducing Healthy FE

What is Healthy FE?

The vision for the future is for FE providers to have strong relationships with community partners to create a learning environment where positive wellbeing is the expectation for all, producing students and staff who are confident, health, safe, emotionally resilient and personally fulfilled.

Healthy FE Steering Group, December 2008

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The Healthy FE FrameworkMaking the case for introducing Healthy FE

What does the Healthy FE Framework mean in practice for FE providers?

• Understanding the health and wellbeing needs of staff and students

• Taking a coordinated approach to developing health services in partnership with PCT partnerships / the Health and Wellbeing Board to address local needs

• Promoting key healthy messages and providing appropriate advice (safe sex, anti-drugs, etc.)

• Using the curriculum to advocate health and wellbeing

• Active encouragement of healthy eating and physical fitness

• Controls on smoking

• Anti-bullying policy

• Clean classrooms/common areas

The Healthy FE FrameworkMaking the case for introducing Healthy FE

The Benefits

For the college

• Minimal Cost– Build on existing work – Incremental change

• More students• Improved performance• Less sickness, reduced

costs

For staff/Students

• Better results:– Improved concentration – Nicer environment

• Good morale• Less sickness

The Healthy FE FrameworkMaking the case for introducing Healthy FE

Improving quality

• Currently Ofsted inspections cover health and wellbeing.

• Duty on FE providers to look after their staff and students.

• Community cohesion and citizenship agenda.