Change4Life Clubs


Change4Life aims to inspire a broad coalition of people,including the NHS, local authorities, businesses, charities, schools, families, community leaders - in fact anyone working with families or individuals - to all play a part in improving the nation’s health and well-being by encouraging everyone to eat well, move more and live longer.


Old Sarum Primary School have been running a Change4Life club after school. Two teachers run the club for an hour and they alternate between a healthy food session and an active session.


The group of children have been specially selected and they are all enjoying the sessions. They have done some fantastic learning about healthy lifestyles in their sessions and they have


Lydiard Park Academy has been appointed the Lead Health and Wellbeing School for Swindon. Our objective is to promote health and wellbeing of young people.


The main aim is to increase participation in active leisure for a target audience of Years 3 to 6.


According to the Swindon Health Profile 2013, Swindon is in the bottom 25 % for adult obesity and is slightly below National Average for childhood obesity. In addition adults of Swindon are well below the national average when it comes to participation in physical activity.


Change4Life aims to, not only promote health in young people, but to change their mind set.


We have a wealth of trained coaches specialising in combat sports, team games, dance and many other areas.


been taking part in really fun activities that they would not normally get the chance to do. They have completed the following; obstacle courses, making and eating fruit flapjacks, orienteering and making and eating fruit kebabs. They have also tried pizza crumpets, street dance, making fruit smoothies, tennis games and playing parachute games. For many of the children they hadn’t tasted or tried many of the fruits and healthy food snacks before and they were extremely brave to try things they weren’t sure of. Lots of children found they really liked things that they hadn’t had the opportunity to eat before. The children love the fun active sessions as they are different from their regular PE


lessons and the confidence that these children have shown in the sessions is great! We have also invited parents along to help out at some sessions, which has been very successful.


The 28 January was a big day for Primary Change4Life Clubs in Wiltshire. The day started in Devizes school, hosted by School Games Organiser Vicky Richardson. There were 15 staff joined by 20 students from across the Mid and West Wiltshire School Games Areas.


Focusing on the concept “Move More, Eat Less, Live Longer” the staff spent two hours looking at how a Change4Life Club could impact their whole school, and most importantly the health and wellbeing of the Young People that take part in the sessions.


Please feel free to contact us for more information. Mr A Buchalik, Lead Health and Wellbeing Co-ordinator abuchalik@lydiardparkacademy.org.uk


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The Young People (2/3 from each school) at the same time were taken through practical activities, developing their understanding of healthy lifestyles, practicing their leadership skills and planning a practical session for the teachers when they were joined together. For the final hour of the morning, the staff had the opportunity to try out some of the equipment and resource cards as they were taken through their paces by the Young Leaders (students from Yr.5/6).


Change4Life training day


After a quick drive across the county Youth Sport Trust Tutor, Denise May and Kingdown School, Leadership and Volunteering leader, Emily Reynolds were ready to deliver a second workshop. This time Avon Valley College played host, with the help of SGO’s Collete Harris and Karen Moore, 20 Teachers/ Teaching assistants from Marlborough, Pewsey, Durrington, Amesbury and Salisbury were recruited to take part. The Young Leaders demonstrated their confidence, adaptability and creativity showing that the Change4Life clubs can have even bigger impact when supported by Young People. Activities come under 5 areas, Creative, Target, Flight, Combat and Adventure. During both sessions the ‘Cheer’ activities from the Creative Clubs were a great hit.


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