This is not to say that a topic approach has no place in school health education or in the promotion of health in schools. It is an argument for making sure that if a topic is being explored, that possible connections are made to other topics in the classroom and in the wider life of the school. This can enable students to consider the issue in the reality of the social and environmental contexts of their lives. There are uniting themes that can cut across topics at a theoretical and pedagogical level. The life skills and competencies, which.