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Is Your School/Kura REALLY Smokefree?

Fill out the questionnaire below to see how smokefree/auahi kore your school/kura really is. Click the Submit button to receive a brief evaluation.

Management
1. The school's Smokefree/Auahi Kore policy meets National Administration Guideline 5(i). Yes No  Unsure
2. Management and staff actively model smokefree/auahi kore behaviour. Yes No  Unsure
3. The Board of Trustees takes responsibility for ensuring the school actively works towards preventing students from smoking and encouraging those who smoke to quit. Yes No  Unsure
4. Recruitment advertisements state the school's smokefree/auahi kore status and related policies are included in induction packs. Yes No  Unsure

Teachers
5. Smokefree/auahi kore teaching programmes are designed to fit with your school's unique culture. Yes No  Unsure
6. Your smokefree/auahi kore programme is developed alongside the New Zealand Curriculum 2007 and is situated within the key learning area of Mental Health and incorporates strands A, C and D. Yes No  Unsure
7. A wide range of smokefree/auahi kore resources, meeting identified needs of the students, are used in teaching programmes. Yes No  Unsure
8. Teaching and learning embraces the Health Promoting Schools framework. Yes No  Unsure
9. The smokefree/auahi kore programme is regularly reviewed to ensure it has a wellness focus and a strength-based approach. Yes No  Unsure
10. Classroom activities are linked to national, regional and local smokefree/auahi kore initiatives. Yes No  Unsure
11. Teachers understand and base their teaching on best practice evidence. Yes No  Unsure
12. Students are encouraged to take individual and collective action in smokefree/auahi kore initiatives in the school and wider community. Yes No  Unsure

Community
13. The wider school community has input into policy development and knows about your Smokefree/Auahi Kore policy. Yes No  Unsure
14. The school actively supports its Māori community to promote smokefree/auahi kore initiatives and recognises and responds to hauora aspirations. Yes No  Unsure
15. The school consults with the community and appropriate health providers to ensure all policies and procedures are reviewed. Yes No  Unsure

Support
16. Staff and students who smoke are offered appropriate support to become smokefree/auahi kore. Yes No  Unsure
17. Information about support services and agencies to help people quit smoking is available to interested parents, caregivers and whānau. Yes No  Unsure
18. The school community is well informed of all support services. There is a contact person on the staff available to speak with parents, caregivers and whānau about smokefree/auahi kore issues. Yes No  Unsure