Scotland's Health. A Challenge To Us All, a Government policy statement, identified the importance of health education and co-ordinated action to improve the nation's health
U.N. Conventions on the Rights of the Child and Human Rights, and taken account of in the U.K. Human Rights Act [1998]
Circular 5/95, identified health education as a key provision for education authorities and their schools
HELP, the health education for living project, and the HELP UP-DATE 1998, gave practical advice on health education set within health promotion
Confidence to Learn : a guide to extending health education in the primary school. . Health Education Board for Scotland HEBS 1998
The Children [Scotland] Act 1995 makes children's welfare a key concern for all providing services to children
The Curriculum framework for children in their pre-school year highlights physical and emotional, personal and social development as key areas for planning and assessing children's progress
The guidelines on 5-14 curriculum and assessment include advice on health education and personal and social development of self-esteem, self-awareness, independence, inter-dependence and relationships
The SCCC's guidance on Curriculum design for the secondary stages emphasises the importance of healthy personal and social development in the secondary school
The Higher Still programme includes certification for S5/S6 pupils both in health studies and the core skill of "working with others"
A series number of HMI reports has have identified good practice, in health education and promotion notably the report Health Promotion (1999)
National advice on meeting special educational needs points to the importance of addressing personal and social health needs and recommends inclusion of PSD targets as a core aspect of individualised target-setting for pupils.
The Health Education Board for Scotland (HEBS) provides a range of support materials and advice on health issues including information about associated research activity.
Websites. Further information on the above and on other sources of information can be found on the following websites:.
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