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							Improving
outcomes for
children and young people
How NICE guidance can help
      What this presentation covers
Introduction

About NICE

Benefits for schools

Published guidance

Example: obesity

How to find out more and get involved
                                        Introduction


• ‘The children’s plan: building a brighter future’, sets out
  the government’s plans for the next ten years to secure
  better outcomes for children and young people

• Everyone who works with children and young people
  has a role to play

• Government, schools, early years settings and national
  organisations can use NICE guidance to help them
  take effective action to deliver these goals
                                  About NICE
NICE is the National Institute for Health
and Clinical Excellence

It is responsible for producing guidance
based on the best available evidence of
effectiveness and cost effectiveness to
promote health and to prevent or treat ill
health
               About NICE: how it works

• Sets up independent committees to review the best
  available evidence and produce recommendations

• Invites stakeholders to comment on the resulting
  recommendations

• Works with stakeholders and national organisations to
  provide support tools and encourage uptake
                         Benefits for schools

NICE recommendations:

• can help inform DCSF and DH policies and standards
  for schools

• offer schools advice on how to improve the health and
  productivity of both students and staff

• offer advice to school governing bodies and local
  partners on how to promote health and wellbeing
                        Published guidance

NICE has produced recommendations on a range of
subjects relevant to schools including:

• obesity

• sexually transmitted infections and teenage pregnancy

• alcohol use

• substance misuse
                          Example: obesity


People often develop life-long patterns of behaviour
during their school years

Schools and early years settings can encourage the
development of healthy eating habits and regular
physical activity
            Obesity: NICE recommends



• Improving children and young people’s diet and
  physical activity levels should be a priority for schools

• A ‘whole-school’ approach should be used to develop
  life-long healthy eating and physical activity practices
            Obesity: NICE recommends

• All school policies should encourage healthy eating,
  physical activity and maintaining a healthy weight

• Teaching, support and catering staff should be trained
  in healthy school policies

• Links should be established with relevant
  organisations and professionals to promote sports
  for children and young people
           Obesity: NICE recommends

Interventions should address the whole school, and be:

•   sustained

•   multi-component

•   part of a long-term integrated programme
            Obesity: NICE recommends


As part of the whole school approach, provide staff with
the opportunity to:

• eat a healthy diet

• be physically active
             Obesity: NICE recommends

• Promote physical activities that children and
  young people find enjoyable

• Provide a pleasant, sociable environment for
  eating meals and supervise younger children

• Consider the students’ views and, where
  possible, involve parents
                           How to get involved

• Suggest topics

• Register as a stakeholder to comment on scopes and
  draft guidance

• Help NICE develop support tools

• Sign up for ‘Into practice’ and E-alerts
                                 Find out more

Visit www.nice.org.uk for:

• guidance for schools (including quick reference guides)

• slide sets, costing reports and other support tools

• NICE’s forward planner (for guidance in development)

NICE guidance can also be found on
www.teachernet.gov.uk