The aims of the scheme are:

• To actively promote the self esteem of all members of the school community
• To actively develop good relationships in the daily life of the school
• To identify, develop and communicate a positive ethos and appropriate social values within the school community
• To ensure that all pupils have the opportunity to benefit from stimulating educational challenges
• To take every opportunity to enhance the environment of the school
• To develop good school/home/community links and shared activities
• To encourage all staff to fulfil their health-promoting role, through staff development and training
• To develop and implement a coherent health education curriculum
• To establish good links with associated schools to ensure a smooth transition both socially and in relation to a developmental health education programme
• To develop the school as a health promoting workplace with a commitment to the health and well being of all staff
• To develop the complementary role of all school policies to the health education curriculum reflects the contents of the policy and the policy reinforces the curriculum
• To develop partnerships with appropriate outside agencies and individuals, including the school health service, for advice and active support for health education and health promotion in the school.