Water in schools
Drinking water throughout the day makes children more alert and more ready and able to learn at school. Pupils should have free fresh drinking water with school dinners and throughout the school day.
There are various ways schools can help to encourage more water drinking.
- Issue sports-style water bottles to all pupils.
- Encourage pupils to fill them at home to bring to school.
- Raise parents' awareness of keeping the bottles clean and full.
- Provide and maintain water fountains or coolers in school.
- Ensure provision of water after physical education (PE) or sport.
It is important that when your child is issued with a water bottle they are encouraged and helped to keep it clean, to fill it each day before leaving home and to get into the habit of drinking water regularly.
Useful links
Word file: Water at Work and School (39.5KB)
Water at Work and School is a report on a pilot project to introduce drinking water to Obsdale Primary School in Highland.
Scottish Water on Tap campaign
This campaign has lots of materials and posters to promote water and information on the health benefits of drinking more.
Water is Cool in School
The Water is Cool in School website is a campaign to provide fresh drinking water for all pupils in school. Find information on why drinking water is important and get posters, stickers and other campaign items for your school.
