TRUMPINGTON PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL – A HEALTHY PRIMARY SCHOOL

At Trumpington Park Primary, we are committed to encouraging and supporting our children to adopt a healthy lifestyle. We strive to develop positive attitudes towards health, fitness and well-being through a carefully planned, engaging curriculum. Staff are skilled to deliver high quality PSHE lessons, which teach the importance of living a healthy, balanced life and our robust PE curriculum, ensures children have opportunities to foster a love of sport and fitness.

We understand the importance of prioritising health and fitness, as well as children’s mental and physical well-being which impact pupil achievement. As a school we are committed to improving standards through a physical, emotional, and social environment that is conducive to learning.

The following aims are central to ensuring that Trumpington Park is a healthy school.

Our aims:

• To provide a therapeutic approach to enable children safe spaces to think, learn and express themselves.
• To provide high quality Physical Education and school sport, to promote physical activity as part of a lifelong healthy lifestyle.
• To provide all children with opportunities to participate in extra-curricular activities before, during and after school.
• To continue to develop outside learning spaces to ensure that at playtime and lunchtimes, children have access to a range of equipment and facilities.
• To continue to ensure all teachers deliver high quality PSHE lessons that allow children to learn and make informed choices about adopting a healthy lifestyle.
• To continue to ensure trained play leaders facilitate positive, active play for their younger peers.
• To ensure staff and children have access to clean, cold water throughout the day to enable them to stay hydrated.