Full marks for healthy schools

Pupils from a variety of schools celebrate success, and (bottom left) deputy leader of Hull City Council, Cllr Christine Randall, who is responsible for children's services, presents a healthy schools plaque to pupils from Wheeler Primary School on Anlaby Road

A total of 35 schools in Hull have achieved the "gold standard" in promoting the health and well-being of their pupils.
The schools received the Government's National Healthy Schools Award after meeting a long list of requirements, including encouraging the drinking of water during the school day and promoting walking or cycling to school.
Other requirements were that schools provided two hours of structured physical activity each week, as well as activities to build confidence and self esteem.
"The awards recognise all the hard work that schools and teachers have carried - and we hope many more schools gain the award in the near future," said Alison Cockerill, of the council's Healthy Schools Team, which has helped schools achieve the status in partnership with the NHS.

Roll of honour The Schools which have achieved it so far are: Archbishop Thurstan C.E. School, Ashwell PRU, Bridgeview School, Broadacre Primary, Cleeve Primary, Collingwood Primary, Dorchester Primary, Endike Primary, Estcourt Primary, Fifth Avenue Primary, Foredyke Primary, Griffin Primary, Highlands Primary, Ings Primary, Kelvin Hall School, Kingswood High, Longhill Primary, Maybury Primary, Mountbatten Primary, Neasden Primary, Northcott School, Pickering High, PRU for children with medical needs, St. Andrew's C.E. Primary, St. Nicholas V.A. Primary, Spring Cottage Primary, Stepney Primary, Stoneferry Primary, Sutton Place Safe Centre, Thoresby Primary, Tweendykes School, Wansbeck Primary, Wheeler Primary, White House Unit, Winifred Holtby School Technology College.