why take part?
Over 500 young people and their leaders took part in our pilot. We saw incredibly positive results, but don’t just take our word for it….
95%
of young people enjoyed taking part
87%
of Young people learnt something new
94%
of leaders found the toolkits easy to understand and use
Empower your students
The challenge fits perfectly into your PHSE and citizenship lessons
With the help of over 300 pupils, our challenges have been designed to support the national school curriculum. Are you ready to have fun and learn about the NHS in your classroom?
Benefits for Teachers:
Ready-made resources: Save time with engaging, curriculum-aligned activities.
Boost student engagement: Interactive format keeps students motivated.
Empower young people: Equip them with knowledge and skills for healthy lives.
Support the NHS: Foster a generation of informed and caring individuals.
“I really believe in the quality of the resources and activities. They’re just a great resource to use and share. I would love to be able to have them as part of my toolkit”
Primary School Teacher, Hull
As well as learning how to take care of their own health, your students will learn:
How to make a clear and efficient call to the emergency services
Basic first aid concepts, for example, dealing with common injuries such as head injuries.
As recommended by the Department for Education
knowledge saves lives
Our programme meets all learning objectives of the Key Stage 1, 2 and 3 Citizenship programme:
Developing confidence and responsibility and making the most of their abilities
Preparing to play an active role as citizens
Developing a healthy, safer lifestyle
Developing good relationships and respecting the differences between people
Breadth of opportunities
Developing citizens
100%
of teachers agree the Challenge would fit into longer-term planning
Link with informal youth work values
“This was great, loved the resources and activities and was easy to use.
Youth Leader
The resources directly meet the outcomes framework outlined in the UK youth work curriculum
The Challenge connects multiple strategic aims, whilst also fostering the core principles of youth work practice. There are 63 activites for young people to choose and adapt to suit them.
• ‘Education: It gives young people the opportunity to learn – about themselves, about others, about issues they care about or that concern them and about society and how to engage in their communities.
• Empowerment.:develop the skills and confidence to make decisions and act on issues that affect their own lives, the lives of others, their communities and society.
• Equality: It respects differences and builds connections between different groups and individuals.
• Participation: partners and leaders in their own learning, to help them gain influence over issues they are concerned about’
Engage young people in health settings
support young people to participate and be heard in the services they use
Children and young people are active users of community, specialist and hospital health provision. The programme has been designed to be used with any young person regardless of how engaged they are in the NHS
Benefits for Health Settings:
Connect local youth organisations with the NHS: Work with underrepresented groups to lead into future opportunities, reduced health inequalities and improved healthcare.
Inspire and recruit: Use challenge activities to engage children and young people to lead into patient involvement opportunities, volunteering, or work experience.
Reward your Youth Forum: Upskill your youth forum and recognise their contributions
Empower young people to make change: An opportunity to listen and respond to young people’s views
Support young people to give back to the NHS: Activities will encourage and empower young people to fundraise for the NHS
Develop trust: Create positive and meaningful connections to the NHS which last a lifetime
Our programme aligns with NHS priorities including: