Dr. Cliodhna Foley-Nolan:

On us. My final point is that our approach, which is a long game, is one of partnership because we realise that providing resources, issuing simplistic information and so on is not the way. We have partnerships with teachers' organisations. We attend their conferences and undertake what is mostly qualitative research with parents about the real world and how they manage the school situation, particularly secondary school, where children are entering into adulthood, have more autonomy and so on.

The last element that we focus on is support for all schoolchildren, but particularly those who need it most. We cannot speak often enough about bullying and the psychological and long-term impacts of overweight and obesity on how children do in school and their further career achievements. There is a long-term legacy.