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Intellectual Development
Global Challenges Movement
Students discuss important issues facing the world today and work together to create practical campaigns, solutions and presentations that make a positive difference.
Intellectual Development
National Schools Innovation Blueprint
Overview
What students will do
Investigate issues
Explore global challenges using reliable evidence and discussion.
Create solutions
Design realistic projects that respond to genuine problems.
Present ideas
Share solutions through presentations, reports and campaigns.
Professional Roles
Students work in professional roles
Every student takes on a role within their team, mirroring how professionals collaborate in the real world.
Government Minister
Makes evidence-based decisions to solve national and global challenges.
Policy Adviser
Researches issues and recommends practical policy solutions.
International Diplomat
Negotiates agreements and represents countries on global issues.
Skills Framework
CATAPULT skills students build
The CATAPULT Skills Framework™ underpins every session of this programme. Students particularly develop:
Understanding
Problem Solving
Communication
Ambition
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Global Challenges Movement in action
Choose Your Implementation Pathway
Three ways to deliver this programme
Choose the pathway that best fits your school's time, timetable and level of support.
Use Lite to introduce pupils to the programme, its real-world role and related careers.
Career Exposure
Promotional
Promotional poster / flyer
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A short club pathway. Pupils work through the programme's Standard sessions and module activities.
Programme resources
Staff Pilot Overview
View PDFEvaluation Booklet
View PDFMastery Rubric
View PDFCertificate Template
View TemplateSessions
Modules
Module A worksheet
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A longer timetabled pathway with more time for practical work and the programme's final output.
Programme resources
Staff Pilot Overview
View PDFEvaluation Booklet
View PDFMastery Rubric
View PDFCertificate Template
View TemplateSessions
Modules
Module A worksheet
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Evaluation
How this programme is evaluated
The National Schools Innovation Blueprint evaluates participation, engagement, development, programme outputs and implementation using the same booklet across every stndard and embedded programmes. They are recorded once using the shared Enrichment Activity evaluation form.
Case Study
Future case studies
A case study for this programme will be published here as more schools pilot it. Read our first National Schools Innovation Blueprint case study from Ashlawn School in the meantime.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions
Mainly Key Stage 3, although schools may adapt the programme for other year groups.
Standard is a shorter breaktime or lunchtime club covering Modules A–C. Embedded is longer, timetabled enrichment covering Modules A–F. They are separate delivery structures, not shortened and extended versions of each other.
No. Session presentations are embedded directly into this page so pupils and staff can view them without navigating away.
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