Analyse The Importance Of School-Based Intervention In Schools

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It has been established that the majority of children in the UK have adopted sedentary lifestyles (Reilly et al.2003) possibly through an increased amount of time watching the television therefore it is important that interventions are aimed specifically at increasing activity participation levels. Graf et al. (2004) states that early intervention is important as it supports exercise and movement. It has been recommended that Children aged 5–17 should participate in at least 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity every day. Increased participation levels in sport, is directly associated to reducing obesity in seven to eleven year olds (Key Stage 2) (Tremblay and Willms 2003) It is important that PE lessons in schools are inclusive and differentiated so …show more content…
Wehling and McCarthy (2002) suggest that school-based education programmes about healthy diet and lifestyles can help children gain knowledge and understanding. Kaur et al. (2003) considers school-based interventions beneficial as they have the potential to reach a large quantity of children. School-based interventions, must include factors likely to influence health-related behaviour as well as information giving if they are to be successful. This includes: the structure of the school day, to encourage activity and reduce sedentary behaviour (Fox 2004); provision of a range of activities to suit children who enjoy competitive sports, and also the ones who enjoy less vigorous activities (Fox 2004) The implementation of the health day will focus on aspects of nutrition, physical activity and general well-being to achieve the aim of weight control in children. Ofsteds report revealed that “Very few schools were using their funding to improve pupils’ health and well-being, especially those known to be overweight or obese,” the report