Two support schemes for Healthy Schools available

Healthy School Support Offer

The Healthy School Support Offer helps your school become or remain a Healthy School. The support consists of an amount of 3,000 euros. The school can use this amount to compensate the Healthy School coordinator for their working hours: a school employee who leads the Healthy School plans. You can also use the amount for implementing Healthy School activities and applying for a theme certificate for the Healthy School quality mark. In addition to the amount of 3,000 euros, the school receives a maximum of 10 hours of advice and support from a Healthy School adviser from the Municipal Health Service (GGD). The Healthy School Support Offer is available for the following themes: Nutrition, Physical activity and sport, Well-being, Smoking, alcohol and drug prevention, Physical safety, and Environment and nature.

For more information about the conditions, visit: Gezondeschool.nl/ondersteuningsaanbod.

Healthy Relationships & Sexuality Incentive Scheme, Round 2

The government is making a strong commitment to preventing unintended pregnancies. One of the measures focuses on encouraging and supporting schools that want to address healthy relationships and sexuality.

It is important to start addressing relationships and sexuality at a young age, both at home and at school. This enables students to receive timely information about topics such as healthy relationships, safe sex and pregnancy. Students also feel more comfortable asking questions about topics such as diversity, wishes and boundaries. This contributes to positive and healthy sexual development.

Round 2 of the Healthy Relationships & Sexuality Incentive Scheme consists of a grant of up to 5,000 euros per school location. This round has room for 250 schools.

Schools can register their interest in Round 2 of the Healthy Relationships & Sexuality Incentive Scheme via an account on mijngezondeschool.nl. The incentive scheme is open to all schools (locations) in primary education, secondary education and vocational education. The incentive scheme consists of five rounds in total. Registration of interest for round 3 starts in October 2020.

For more information about the conditions, visit: https://www.gezondeschool.nl/advies-en-ondersteuning/stimuleringsregeling-gezonde-relaties-en-seksualiteit.

Both schemes

It is possible to make use of both the Support Offer and the Healthy Relationships & Sexuality Incentive Scheme. Please note: different award criteria and different dates for carrying out and reporting on activities apply to the two schemes.