Health promotion

2ADuties in relation to promotion of health

1

The Scottish Ministers must endeavour to ensure that—

a

schools managed by education authorities,

b

grant-aided schools, and

c

hostels provided and maintained by education authorities for pupils,

are health-promoting.

2

An education authority must endeavour to ensure that—

a

schools managed by them, and

b

hostels provided and maintained by them for pupils,

are health-promoting.

3

The managers of a grant-aided school must endeavour to ensure that the school is health-promoting.

4

In carrying out the duty imposed by subsection (2) or (3), an education authority or, as the case may be, the managers of a grant-aided school must have regard to any guidance issued by the Scottish Ministers for the purposes of this section.

5

In this section, a school or hostel is “health-promoting” if it provides (whether on its own or in conjunction with Health Boards, parents or any other person)—

a

activities, and

b

an environment and facilities,

which promote the physical, social, mental and emotional health and well-being of pupils in attendance at the school or residing in the hostel.