Health Promoting Schools Conference 2007
Health at the Heart of Learning, a national conference held in Edinburgh on Friday the 9th of November, celebrated the achievements of health promoting schools across the country. The event, organised by the Scottish Health Promoting Schools Unit on behalf of a national partnership, attracted over 400 delegates including health promotion specialists, education officers, teachers and HM Inspectors of schools from across the country, each of whom shared knowledge, practices and views on the importance of adopting a holistic approach to health and wellbeing in schools. |  |
Programme
'Health at the Heart of Learning brought together people from all over the country who have the expertise in promoting health and wellbeing to share their ideas and learning. It showcased some of the innovative work under way in schools, local authorities and NHS boards across Scotland. The conference marked an important milestone on our journey towards having health and wellbeing at the heart of school business. We know that for children and young people to do well they have to be well; this conference provided a great opportunity to share the experience of the many schools who are rising to the challenge and working hard to respond to the physical, social and emotional health needs of children, young people and their staff.'
Wendy Halliday, Director, Scottish Health Promoting Schools Unit
PDF file: Conference Programme (3.8 MB)Keynote speakers
Bart McGettrick
Bart McGettrick is Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Glasgow.Includes PowerPoint.
Adam Ingram
Adam Ingram is the Scottish Minister for Children and Early Years.
Graham Donaldson
Graham Donaldson has been HM Senior Chief Inspector since 2002.
Katherine Weare
Katherine Weare is Professor of Education at the University of Southampton.Includes PowerPoint.
Phil Hanlon
A Professor in Public Health at the University of Glasgow.Conference in Pictures
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The days events were captured by ‘Conference in Pictures’, a service offered by Ogilvie Design. This process involved images being drawn ‘live,’ transforming a session's verbal content into a gallery of pictures. Delegates were invited to view the images, revisit topics and contribute their own points on view via post-it notes.
Have a look in more detail at some of the images and comments drawn during Health at the Heart of Learning.
Thank you
The Scottish Health Promoting Schools Unit and the national partnership would like to thank everyone who encouraged, supported and participated in Health at the Heart of Learning. Due to this input, the day was one which ran smoothly, was thoroughly enjoyed and served its purpose.
Conference Links
Young Performers
Throughout the day, delegates were entertained by young performers from all over Scotland.
