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Healthy Lifestyles

TRAINING/EVENTS

Creating a Culture of Healthy Eating

1st February 2024 | online | 1 hour | Virtual via Teams

Course description

This session will look at how healthy eating practices around snack and lunchtimes can be incorporated into the school day. The focus will be on lunchboxes, school dinners, snack times, the overall dining hall experience, and what staff can do to help encourage healthy eating during these times. Staff will be signposted to a range of resources and gain knowledge on how to develop and implement food and drink policies.

participants

Primary

Secondary

Special

Cost

This course is FREE of charge to Manchester schools who have completed the current Health Check. For schools outside of Manchester please contact healthyschools@mft.nhs for fees.

MEET YOUR TRAINER

Cassie Cox

Cassie is a registered Paediatric Nurse, who moved from the Manchester School Nursing Team to Healthy Schools to start the role of Healthy Lifestyles Lead. The experience and knowledge gained from being a School Nurse has made Cassie incredibly aware of the importance of encouraging and enabling children to live a Healthy Lifestyle. Cassie is passionate about supporting schools to create a whole school community approach to Healthy Lifestyles to improve the lives and health of our children and young people. In response to Manchester’s high rates of childhood obesity and poor oral health, Cassie will be developing resources, delivering training, and supporting Manchester Schools to increase physical activity, promote healthy eating and improve oral health. Cassie is keen to continue our partnership with the School Nurses to deliver the best support possible for Schools. Outside of work, Cassie enjoys teaching and learning swing dance, sewing and reading.


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