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<p><span lang="EN-US" >Recent evaluation findings show Healthy Active Learning has significantly increased the priority teachers place on Health and Physical Education as a learning area with more teachers also integrating it with other parts of the curriculum. </span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US" >They also show schools and kura are providing physical activity experiences that are more inclusive, and consider the needs, of all students.</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US" >“This shows</span><span lang="EN-US" > the initiative is supporting healthy and active school environments by </span><span lang="EN-US" >helping teachers feel confident and well equipped to teach children across the health and physical education and hauora curriculum,” Chris Hipkins said.</span></p>
<h6><a href="https://www.schoolnews.co.nz/2022/09/case-study-valued-hpe-curriculum-results-in-school-wide-engagement-with-physical-activity/" target="_blank">RELATED: Valued HPE curriculum results in school-wide engagement with physical activity</a></h6>
<p><span lang="EN-US" >The initiative also includes a health promotion workforce providing direct support to schools</span><span lang="EN-US" >.</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US" >The Government has invested $47.6 million into the Healthy Active Learning initiative between 2020 and 2024 and has recently committed a further </span><span lang="EN-US" >$13.4 million in funding to support the ongoing delivery of this initiative beyond 2024.</span><strong> </strong><span lang="EN-US" >It is being delivered at no cost to education providers.</span></p>
<h2><span lang="EN-US" >Healthy Active Learning was funded for the first time in the inaugural Wellbeing Budget and was launched in 2020. </span></h2>
<p><span lang="EN-US" >It gets regional sports trusts, regional education offices, and public health units to work together to support schools to implement healthy eating and drinking, and quality physical activity programmes. </span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US" >“Healthy Active Learning is our Wellbeing approach in action. The expansion demonstrates the positive impacts the initiative is having for schools and communities,” Grant Robertson said.</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US" >“Being part of Healthy Active Learning is voluntary, and it’s been so encouraging to see so many schools embrace the initiative and its benefits.”</span></p>

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