Bradford College is giving lessons on how to be healthy.

Its Healthy College manager Jane Marshall has written a book for other further education establishments on cultivating a well-being culture.

The book is the first publication of its kind in the country. Bradford College was also one of the first colleges in the country to officially be recognised as a Healthy Further Education College.

The recognition came as a result of her work at the college.

Improved diets and eating patterns had kept students alert, which in turn contributed to improved success rates, she said.

Stress levels which used to be high, especially for staff, are now the second lowest in the country and staff absenteeism rates have dropped over the past three years.

Bradford College’s Healthy Further Education work also helped it achieve the Investors In People’s Work Life Balance kitemark and saw it awarded a Grade 1 outstanding status by Ofsted for Every Child Matters: Being Healthy.

The idea for writing the book came after national demand for more information on how Bradford became a Healthy College.

Miss Marshall came up with the concept for the book, A Practical Guide to Becoming a Healthy College, which was co-authored by Bradford College journalist Helena Stylianou.

Miss Marshall said: “The book is for anyone working in a college and wanting to implement the Healthy FE programme.

“The book should be used as a guide.

“You can dip in and out and use the information in a way that lends itself to an Further Education environment.”