Pt. I. Foundations of the Health Promoting School -- 1. Historical perspectives: the development of school health promotion -- 2. The concept of the health promoting school -- 3. Politics, policies and the health promoting school -- 4. Examining the evidence base for the health promoting school -- Pt. II. Evaluating the Health Promoting School in Action -- 5. Evaluating policy and practice in the health promoting school -- 6. The evaluation of the Wessex Healthy Schools Award Scheme -- 7. The evaluation of the Nottinghamshire Towards Health Project -- 8. The evaluation of the health promoting school: a European perspective -- 9. Conclusion: the future of the health promoting school. App. 1. Summary of research studies related to the health promoting school -- App. 2. Research instruments obtainable through the web