HEALTHY SCHOOLS

Newnham Junior School has been awarded the London Healthy Schools Silver Award. This means that we, as a school, encourage and motivate children to lead a healthy lifestyle; to make healthy choices at lunchtime, to be active at and on the way to school. The benefits go beyond health. We realise that when children are healthy and happy at school, they can achieve more.

Newnham Junior School embraces a wide range of initiatives in order to achieve this:-

Healthy Eating

We ensure that children are aware of and are encouraged to make healthier choices at lunch times.

Walk to School

Throughout the year, we arrange competitions and incentives to promote walking to school as a healthy and eco-friendly choice.

Sport

We encourage children to take part in a wide range of activities before, during and after school. Every term, we offer sports clubs such as basketball, netball, tag rugby, cricket etc.

Cycling

In conjunction with TFL and Sustrans, we promote safer cycling to school. We also run a successful training programme to encourage mindfulness with regards to safety and skill.

Useful links

1) Free Cycling Courses - The London Borough of Hillingdon offers free cycling courses for adults and if you feel this could be useful, please follow the link below to book yourself on the course http://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/cycling

2) Area Cycle Maps - Transport for London offers free local area cycling guides to plan your journey and help you navigate the streets of London. Please follow the link to order your free guides https://tfl.gov.uk/forms/12419.aspx

3) Journey planner - Use this link if you wish to plan your journey around London on public transport https://tfl.gov.uk/plan-a- journey/