'Supporting a health first approach across our school communities'
- A Year 10 boy,
- Falling asleep in lessons,
- Unmotivated,
- No pride in his appearance,
- Spends most of time gaming,
- Often only gets 4 hours sleep,
- Drank 24 bottles of coke a wee
- Initially we did some boxing to get him engaged and brought his awareness to the importance of sleep!
- After several weeks he agreed to try going to bed at 10.30 for 2 nights in a row.
- He noticed how much better this made him feel and now starts his sleep routine at 9.30 and is asleep most nights by 10.30.
- He has cut out all coke but does have the odd sprite!
- He has also started cooking his own food for dinner and includes more fruit and veg and a range of herbs and spices, aiming for 30 different plants per week!
- He has joined a gym and now goes 3 times a week and is focussed on building up his strength.
- He gets up much easier in the mornings, is not falling asleep in lessons and finds it much easier to concentrate and is more motivated to do well.
- He now says, ‘I have loads more energy and can focus better in lessons!’
- He was awarded ‘student of the week’ because of the number of nominations he received