Drinking water
The medical profession has been telling us for many years that children do not drink enough during the school day, and that the resulting dehydration contributes to a number of short-term and long-term health problems. The outputs of the Department for Health Food in Schools Drinking Water Provision project will provide guidance on how to increase water consumption in schools by making it more accessible and appealing.
In order to find out more about the water situation in schools, Education and Resources for Improving Childhood Continence (ERIC), in conjunction with the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, carried out a survey of drinking facilities in primary and secondary schools in two education districts.
- The Water is Cool in School Campaign aims to improve the quality of provision and access to fresh drinking water for children in UK primary and secondary schools.
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Water in schools gives access to specific websites such as those dealing with the teaching of Mathematics and water conservation, water in London or the water supply Network Challenge game.
Hydration in schools
The term 'Hydration policy' sounds like something more closely
connected to irrigation in arid lands than to our classrooms. Yet increasing
numbers of schools are devising their own hydration policies to ensure that
pupils are given the opportunity to reach their full potential.
Water in schools: sustainable design of new-build
and refurbishment
When designing a new building or refurbishing an existing
building it is important to consider the supply of water and how waste-water is
going to be removed. You need to consider how water demand can be reduced but
at the same time make sure that there are no health or hygiene
implications.
- Yorkshire Water provides support materials which have been structured to address the key requirements of the National Curriculum and DCSF Standards Schemes of Work.
- The cool-fuel website has interactive games and information on water consumption.
- For more information on water go to the Food Standards Agency site.
- The Water for Health Alliance is a joint initiative to guide and inform health professionals and health authorities. This reference area demonstrates the work the water industry and health stakeholders are doing to promote drinking water as a component of good health. Water for Health has a library of published information for health professionals and the public, including publications, media articles and Parliamentary questions.
- The Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) regulates public water supplies in England and Wales.
- Water Smart is highly experienced in providing high-quality, low-cost drinking water through our easily installed 'mains-fed' dispensers that provide an unlimited amount of cool, clean, fresh filtered water for pupils and staff to enjoy, and can be conveniently positioned around the school.
