The Healthy Schools London programme was launched at the GLA (City Hall) on Thursday 25 April 2013. A wide range of speakers discussed the importance of Healthy Schools for London schools. Speakers included:

• Cllr Victoria Borwick, Deputy Mayor of London
• Amanda Ursell, Nutritionist, writer and journalist   
• Casey Stoney, London 2012 Team GB, Captain England Women’s Football Team     
• Helen Jenner, Director of Children’s Services, Barking & Dagenham
• Liz Dickson, Head Teacher St Peter’s London Docks Primary School, Tower Hamlets

Delegates included professionals from education and health representing the 32 London Boroughs and organsations that work with schools and children and young people.

At the launch event, we were delighted to award the first 8 London schools to achieve the Healthy Schools London Bronze Award. These schools are from the 2 Boroughs that helped to test the Healthy Schools London model: Croydon and Tower Hamlets.

The schools:

Parish Church C E Junior School, Croydon

Aerodrome Primary School, Croydon

Woodcote High School, Croydon

St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School, Croydon

St Peter's London Docks C 0f E Primary School, Tower Hamlets

Cyril Jackson Primary School, Tower Hamlets

Redlands Primary School, Tower Hamlets

Kobi Nazrul Primary School, Tower Hamlets

Registrations and applications welcome from all London schools

All London schools can register on the site and apply for 3 levels of Awards: Bronze, Silver and Gold.