Health and Nutrition in Schools
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What is the primary goal of a whole-school approach to developing healthy eating and physical activity practices?

  • To increase the number of extracurricular activities
  • To promote academic achievement
  • To help prevent excess weight gain in children and young people (correct)
  • To reduce the cost of school meals

Who should be involved in assessing the whole school environment to promote healthy eating and physical activity?

  • Only head teachers and chairs of governors
  • Only catering staff
  • Only teaching and support staff
  • Head teachers, chairs of governors, parents, and pupils (correct)

What should be included in the development of a school's healthy eating and physical activity policies?

  • Policies relating to extended schools only
  • Only policies relating to the National Healthy Schools Programme
  • Only policies relating to school travel plans and provision for cycling
  • Policies relating to building layout, recreational spaces, catering, and the taught curriculum (correct)

Why is it important for teaching, support, and catering staff to receive training on healthy-school policies?

<p>To ensure they can implement the policies correctly (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can parents be involved in to support school-based interventions?

<p>Special events, newsletters, and information about lunch menus and afterschool activities (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the ultimate goal of developing a healthy eating and physical activity policy in schools?

<p>To create a healthy school environment (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the goal of the VegPower campaign in schools?

<p>To have a certain amount of vegetables available every school meal (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the benefit of the Get Cooking Courses for pupils?

<p>It is an Agored Cymru accredited course (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the target audience for the Food and Fun programme?

<p>Schools with a Free School Meal entitlement above 16% (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the duration of the Food and Fun programme?

<p>12 days over 3-4 weeks in the summer holidays (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the Peas Please campaign?

<p>To increase the availability of vegetables in schools (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the outcome of the MEND project?

<p>80 volunteers trained and 162 families graduated (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of effective interventions in schools?

<p>They are sustained, multicomponent, and address the whole school (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of the Free Breakfast Club in primary schools?

<p>To reduce hunger and provide energy for learning (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important for schools to provide a healthy breakfast?

<p>Because 62% of school staff report children arriving at school hungry (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What should parents do if their child's school does not currently run a Free Breakfast Club?

<p>Speak to the school about setting one up (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key benefit of a healthy breakfast?

<p>It provides energy and improves mental performance (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What should a healthy breakfast include?

<p>Whole grain starchy foods, protein, dairy, and fruit (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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