3. Table 1 Evidence Table Welsh Network of Healthy Schools Details Study Outcome Main findings Results Evidence Include? design measures Grading Reason for exclusion Arthur A et Evaluation School and The context in which Pupil level survey +/- Include pupil based indicated no changes the NHSP operated al, 2011 outcomes over the two year The scheme evolved throughout the Healthy sectional relating to period. evaluated duration of the Schools survey of emotional in England evaluation. The pupils, health and School staff reported differs in Scheme evidence presented in baseline well-being; changes in practices some key this report indicates School and 2 healthy within the school and respects that the NHSP is a children years, no eating and perceived impact on from the useful facilitator of physical pupils, however, Welsh change at a school level group. activity. against a climate of Scheme but that it is not clear change attribution of how changes at a the impact to the interviews scheme was difficult school level transfer to with head changes at a pupil teachers, level. Schools’ own school priorities and goals were described as being very much the driving force behind their actions, with the overwhelming message
3. Table 1 Evidence Table Welsh Network of Healthy Schools Details Study design Outcome measures Main findings Results Evidence Grading Include? Reason for exclusion Arthur A et al, 2011 Healthy Schools Scheme School children Evaluation sectional survey of pupils, baseline and 2 years, no group. interviews with head teachers, school School and pupil based outcomes relating to emotional health and well-being; healthy eating and physical activity. The context in which the NHSP operated evolved throughout the duration of the evaluation. The evidence presented in this report indicates that the NHSP is a useful facilitator of change at a school level but that it is not clear how changes at a school level transfer to changes at a pupil level. Schools’ own priorities and goals were described as being very much the driving force behind their actions, with the overwhelming message Pupil level survey indicated no changes over the two year period. School staff reported changes in practices within the school and perceived impact on pupils, however, against a climate of change attribution of the impact to the scheme was difficult +/- Include The scheme evaluated in England differs in some key respects from the Welsh Scheme