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Active
You Said
Many of you thought that children (78%) and young people (81%) do not
get enough physical exercise. You would like to see more free time
activities for children and young people. 3 out of 4 of you said that
lower cost sports and leisure centres would be the most effective approaches
to encouraging greater activity.
Our Reply
A number of initiatives (some of which are funded by the Scottish
Government) are in place to foster physical exercise and include the
following:
- The Health Promoting Schools Programme for
all Moray school pupils focuses on health in general and includes
education/participation in developing healthy lifestyles, including
taking exercise.
- The Active Schools programme benefits all
pupils in Primary schools through "Stay and Play" sessions.
- The Sports Development Programme led by
the Community Learning and Development Sports Development Team focuses
on promoting participation and skill development in a range of sporting
activity. This takes place all year round, including the school
holidays. In addition, the Moray Council is a major partner in the
Girls' and Young Women's Football Development project which covers Moray
and Aberdeenshire. This project has attracted Big Lottery
funding. Healthy living and the place of physical exercise
continues to be a priority.
Healthy and nurtured
You Said
4 in 5 of you said that the top priorities are preventing children and
young people drinking on the streets and tackling drug supply and use.
71% identified the importance of drug and alcohol education in schools.
Our Reply
A range of initiatives is in place and continues to be developed, for
example:
- the work of the Drug and Alcohol Action
Team
- the activities of the Mobile Information
bus which is run in partnership between The Moray Council and Grampian
NHS
- the Healthy Eating programme and the Free
Fruit initiative which impact on the eating habits of all pupils in
Moray schools.
The need for continued activity in this area is already noted and the
views expressed in the survey will be considered for future development.
Achieving
You Said
Behavioral standards in schools and extra curricular activities were not
rated highly in terms of Moray schools and colleges. 9 out of 10 of
you mentioned more and better employment and education and training
opportunities outwith Moray as the reason for the perceived trend in young
people leaving Moray.
Our Reply
Raising education attainment and the promotion of positive pupil
behaviour continue to be major features of the work of the Moray Council and
its partners. Educational Services' Service Improvement Plan contains
details of current priorities in this area and can be viewed on the Moray
Council website. In addition, the work of the local Authority and its
schools and the Moray College are inspected regularly and recent reports
have, for the most part been very positive. Details of reports can be
found on the HMIe website.
Respected, responsible and included
You Said
In terms of behavioural issues 9 in 10 of you thought that alcohol
misuse was the main problem, as well as drinking in public. Young
people hanging around (86%) and graffiti and vandalism (86%) were also
mentioned. Lack of parental control and lack of values at home were
seen as contributory factors. 7 in 10 of you thought that children and
young people need more information about their lives and should be more
involved in decisions affecting the community.
Our Reply
The points raised by the Panel are in the main addressed by the Community
Safety Partnership which is currently reviewing its priorities. The
main points raised are currently in the Partnership action plan and are
likely to feature in the future. Comments will be considered by the
Community Planning Partnership as part of the review process.
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