Health Promoting Schools Accreditation

Health Promoting Schools underpinned by accreditation criteria, provides quality assurance for Board of Trustees, principals, school staff, students and the wider school community that a high standard of health promotion is achieved, and provides a structured framework for progression.

The Bay of Plenty and Lakes Health Promoting Schools Accreditation Scheme helps schools put in place simple strategies for improving school community wellbeing by focusing on the impact of the school environment and organisational systems.

We’ll help you build the foundation for Health Promoting Schools, support the development of a Health Promoting Schools Action and Evaluation Plan then, after assessment, we will certify your school for one of three levels of achievement: Bronze, Silver and Gold.

Bronze (Building the foundation for Health Promoting Schools)

• understand and prepare to implement Health Promoting Schools
• develop a one year action and evaluation plan based on the needs identified (addressing three health and wellbeing priority areas)
• strengthen student voice
• develop or review a new entrant induction package which supports student health and wellbeing
• immunisation register is reviewed and up to date (primary school only)

Silver (Maintaining and developing Health Promoting Schools)

• maintain requirements for Health Promoting Schools Bronze Standard Accreditation
• implement and monitor an annual action and evaluation plan based on the needs identified (address a further three health and wellbeing priority areas) and demonstrate improvements
• include pandemic planning (including influenza, measles and other infectious diseases) in the Health and Safety, Workplace and Emergency Management Plan
• strengthen parent/whanau engagement

If applying for Silver, you must already hold Health Promoting Schools Bronze Standard Accreditation. 

Gold (Sustaining Health Promoting Schools)

• maintain requirements for Health Promoting Schools Silver Standard Accreditation
• develop a three year strategy to improve school community wellbeing
• implement and monitor annual action plans (address a further two health and wellbeing priority areas) and demonstrate improvements
• promote environmental health
• promote staff health and wellbeing
• strengthen wider community engagement
• mentor and support new Health Promoting schools

If applying for Gold, you must already hold Health Promoting Schools Silver Standard Accreditation. 

Click on the links below to download accreditation portfolios and assessment requirements:

• Bronze Standard Accreditation Portfolio and Assessment Requirements
• Silver Standard Accreditation Portfolio and Assessment Requirements
• Gold Standard Accreditation Portfolio and Assessment Requirements

Register now to become an accredited Health Promoting School.