The Healthy Schools Standard has provided Brabins a means to review their provision for PSHE and Citizenship against agreed criteria. It offers an integrated process so that the school, working with local partners and agencies, can develop and promote PSHE and Citizenship. It also helps young people to value their achievements, develop their skills of participation and responsible action, and meet the challenges of life now and in the future.

Brabins has shown a whole school approach, which consists of a combination of: discrete curriculum timetabled time teaching PSHE and Citizenship through and in other subjects / curriculum areas through school activities and events.

Brabin's Endowed school provides an appropriate sex and relationships curriculum based on a whole school approach to reflect pupils' needs, cultural and faith perspectives. Brabins also has a positive ethos that is confident and open to discuss important issues and has the support of parents/carers and is inclusive of the whole community.

The Healthy Schools Coordinator said: "The school is positively reinforcing the sex and relationship education messages that are taught in the curriculum through the various activities in school for example using drama and highlighting issues of peer pressure and art work to discuss relationships. The school clearly recognises the wider role around supporting families with relationship difficulties."

Brabin's School encourages positive Emotional Health and Well-Being (and Mental Health) in a number of ways, at organisational, classroom and individual level. The Healthy Schools Coordinator has said: "Good links continue with parents/carers, school nurse and a variety of outside agencies to support Healthy Schools Work. This is also highlighted as a particular strength of the school in the 2006 OfSTED report. The school actively seeks the views of both pupils and parents."

Brabin's School provides a safe, secure and stimulating environment which encourages pupils to be health and safety conscious both in and out of school. It assesses the level of safety in the school community, identifies factors that make the environment feel safe or unsafe and decides what should be changed. It addresses the whole range of safety issues and encourages and supports opportunities for children and young people to develop coping strategies. Making an area feel and look safe often involves changing attitudes as well as improving the physical environment.

Brabins has whole school approach to making specific changes may raise confidence and encourage the whole school community to become more vocal about other environmental issues and serve to strengthen their own communities. All children and young people have the right as individuals to knowledge that will help them keep safe and independent and to be able to express their own feelings and concerns.

With Drug, Alcohol and Tobacco Education, the Healthy Schools Coordinator said: "It was particularly pleasing to see from the classroom activities and drawings how the pupils are involved in drug awareness, and how the school is part of the Longridge Primary Schools' Cluster Drugs Education and Awareness Charter."

"Involvement in the PRIDE Project engages parents and also shows how outside visitors have contributed to the Healthy Schools' work. Also noteworthy is the commitment of the governor with the oversight for Drug Education in the school."

The Healthy Schools Coordinator said this about Brabins:

"It is pleasing to see the variety of activities open to the pupils including playground activities and extra-curricular sports. The climbing wall is enjoyed in the playground and the construction play with the snowman competition is a brilliant idea. It is also good to see the school has included pond dipping and gardening as examples of physical activity, reflecting the school's commitment to the environment."

The Healthy Schools Coordinator said this about our Healthy Eating:

"Evidence from the Harvest Festival, the Out of Africa invitation, jelly making and the Greek Day give interesting insights into the life of the school."

"Clearly a good deal of though and effort has been put into the development of healthy eating at lunchtimes."

The Healthy Schools Coordinator said: "The School has clearly shown many mechanisms in use for consultation and information-giving, and the contributions from pupils, staff and all involved are valued."

"The school has engaged in some excellent activities in the local community, particularly around eco-projects, which indicate a real whole-school approach to Community and Partnership working."

The Healthy Schools Coordinator said: "The school value the involvement of pupils and recognises how important this is in developing effective strategies for Teaching and Learning activities."

"A wide range of teaching and learning activities are made available to all pupils. There is an inclusive approach which takes account of everyone's views."

Brabin's Endowed School has mechanisms for involving the whole school community in curriculum policy development and implementation. School policies - their reflection of whole school aims and values, and development in line with legal requirements, local and national guidelines.

Brabin's has many cross curricular links to Healthy Schools activities and is inclusion of Key Skills with entitlement of all pupils according to their needs.