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Considers the future of health education in relation to schools; explores the continuing need for health education of young people and hence the priorities for schools; and addresses the current dilemmas, uncertainties and opportunities that affect the provision of health education in schools. Relates principally to health education in schools in England. Reviews the impact of recent Education Acts on the provision of health education in schools and examines how the new system of inspection of schools could and should work in relation to health education. Summarizes the early work on the health‐promoting schools project.

Considers the impact of the termination of the Grants for Education Support and Training for health education on the future support of health education in schools. Discusses the results of a national audit of healthy alliances between health promotion units and local education authority schools. The results of the survey showed that specialist health promotion units are enthusiastic about collaborative partnerships with education, but that the axing of the GEST‐funded advisory posts has militated against such initiatives. Demonstrates that relationships between local education authorities and health promotion units have been difficult since April 1993 and are now much more competitive. Concludes that alliances between health and education have an uncertain future.

On his first full day in office, President Obama issued a Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government (White House, 2009a) committing his Administration to create an unprecedented level of openness in government and indicating his belief that government should be transparent, participatory, and collaborative. This chapter examines the Obama Administration through June 2010, and looks at how closely the administration is hewing to its promises, in the context of the legacy of secrecy it inherited.