Advisory papers
The Scottish Health Promoting Schools Unit has published two advisory papers, 'Being Well – Building Well' and 'How good is our network?'. The main purpose of the publications is to extend the good work already under way in many parts of Scotland.
Both publications endorse the values, aims and characteristics of health promoting schools as set out in the national framework for health promoting schools in Scotland, 
PDF file: Being Well – Doing Well (SHPSU, 2004), and aspire to support schools, councils, NHS boards and other key partners as they work together to achieve the Scottish Executive's target of all schools being health promoting by 2007.
Although published by the Scottish Health Promoting Schools Unit (SHPSU), the documents are the result of close cooperation by a host of partners in the education and health fields and in particular the National Health Promoting Schools Network and the SHPSU Steering Group.
Being Well – Building Well
'Being Well – Building Well' should be of interest to all those contributing to the design, build or refurbishment of schools. It will encourage and inform discussion among a range of key partners to enable appropriate action to be taken in respect of improving health and well-being in schools.
How good is our network?
'How good is our network?' should be of interest to those engaged in the establishment and maintenance of local networks whose business is to support the development of health promoting schools across a particular area. It is a practical guide to the self-evaluation of local networks and provides a focus for discussion to enable more effective collaborative working. The self-evaluation tool draws on the style of 'The Health Promoting School' (HMIE, 2004), which itself is in line with 'How good is our school?'.
Health Promoting Schools: Coherence in Planning and Reporting
Discussions with regional partners have indicated that if health promoting schools are to develop, be effective and sustained it would be important to ensure they form an essential aspect of integrated plans and reports.
The Scottish Health Promoting Schools Unit has worked with members of the National Health Promoting Schools Network and the Unit's Steering Group to produce 'Health Promoting Schools: Coherence in Planning and Reporting'.
The paper begins to map out the local planning and reporting context and identify ways in which more coherent approaches to health promoting schools might be established.
It is important to stress this paper outlines the common local planning and reporting landscape as of May 2005 and there may be a requirement to revisit the paper in the future when Community Health Partnerships and the Integrated Children's Services agenda have been more fully developed.
