Healthy Places Framework for schools
Using the Healthy Places Framework for your school’s health and wellbeing priorities
Health and wellbeing supports learning and engagement. When they are part of everyday school life, students are better able to learn and staff and families feel supported.
Health and wellbeing priorities can be different for every school and may change over time. The Healthy Places Framework helps schools respond to these priorities using a clear, whole‑school approach.
The Flexible Action Guide supports schools to use the framework for school‑identified or emerging priorities.
The Healthy Places Framework is grounded in the World Health Organisation and UNESCO’s Health Promoting Schools model and provides a clear, repeatable way to embed health and wellbeing across school life.
This whole‑school approach is reflected in six interconnected action areas. Together, they support lasting health and wellbeing benefits for the whole school community.
Healthy Places action areas
The Healthy Places Framework covers 6 key action areas to coordinate a whole-school approach to health and wellbeing.
Action area | Leadership and Commitment | Teaching & Learning | Physical Environment | Culture | Staff Wellbeing | Families & Communitiy Engagement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Goal | Sets priorities and policies so health and wellbeing are embedded in strategic planning and resourced appropriately. | Builds knowledge and skills through curriculum‑aligned activity and everyday practice to support health and wellbeing | Creates spaces that are safe, inclusive and supportive of health and wellbeing. | Promotes shared values and behaviours, making health and wellbeing part of everyday school life. | Supports educators and staff to prioritise and strengthen their own health and wellbeing. | Strengthens partnerships beyond the school, reinforcing and extending the impact of health and wellbeing initiatives. |
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Create an environment that protects, supports and sustains health and wellbeing over time.