Getting started
Share being a Member with your school
- put up a poster in each classroom or the foyer, announcing you are a Member
- put some Move Well Eat Well information in your parent handbook
- introduce your Contact Person to your canteen manager or volunteers
- talk to your office staff about the ready-made newsletter inserts (under each icon)
- a powerpoint presentation giving an overview
- talk to student leaders about their role and if they can share some of the Move Well Eat Well messages through school assemblies or other school events
- download the Getting Started section of the Move Well Eat Well Starter Pack to get more details. Note: the Starter Pack Booklet is under review and some content may be changing. Contact movewelleatwell@health.tas.gov.au for details.
- make time for a quick staff meeting reminder.
- make sure all staff have your school's Move Well Eat Well website login details. Contact Move Well Eat Well if you have lost these.
Make a plan
- Use a survey to find the gaps, and celebrate how far you have come
- Use this planner to work out where to start with Move Well Eat Well
Start working through the Move Well Eat Well criteria
- Browse ideas and resources from the website.
- Ask some staff to act as "Message Coordinators"- this is a great way to spread the load. Use this Message Coordinator guide and template to help.
- Expand an existing team to include Move Well Eat Well: your Kids Matter team? your student leaders? your Health and Wellbeing Team?
- Browse ideas from other schools.
- Use the Move Well Eat Well Annual Events Calendar to link the messages to things you are already doing. Accessible Events Calendar also available.