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Young people's health is attracting a great deal of attention at the moment. Unfortunately this is often bad news. At Woodkirk we want to do as much as we can to support children in developing healthy lifestyles. Apart from all the obvious benefits of a healthy active life research shows poor diet and lack of physical activity are linked to low academic performance and behavioural problems.

To become a healthier school and make sure we meet the Government's Nutritional Standards for Schools we have set up a Health Group. This is looking at how we can improve all aspects of school life. Some of the steps we have taken include the appointment of a chef manager to make sure school dinners are freshly prepared nutritious food. Over the year 2006/2007 we hope to provide filtered, chilled water freely available in more places around school. There will be no fizzy drinks in the vending machines.No confectionery or high fat snacks will be sold in school from September 2006.

Healthy Eating:

Pupils have been able to give us their ideas through the School's Council. We hope you will be able to support our Healthy School Initiative as follows:

• Encourage your child/children to eat a healthy breakfast. This has been shown to make a lot of difference to their concentration. If they do not eat much before they set off for school they can have breakfast here from 7.45 am to 8.30 am
• Please help us by not sending sweets, crisps or fizzy drinks into school. Many diseases of later life are linked with high sugar and fat consumption.

We offer a range of evening activities and classes to the local community. They are held in school, with Joseph Priestley College providing the staff for most of them. If you would like to give one a try, enrol by contacting Joseph Priestley College on 0113 307 6000. Some of the courses, especially Spanish, fill up very quickly. For the Health and Fitness sessions simply turn up at school any Monday evening from the second week of term. There is no charge for the Health and Fitness classes. There are fees for the other classes but they are free for 16‑18 year olds and the unwaged.