Personal Development

Healthy Habits Challenge

Students explore healthy lifestyles through practical challenges, wellbeing activities and campaigns that encourage positive daily habits.

Students taking part in Healthy Habits Challenge
Personal Development National Schools Innovation Blueprint

Overview

What students will do

Understand

Learn about physical health, wellbeing and healthy routines.

Create

Develop campaigns and resources that encourage healthy choices.

Lead

Support other students through activities and awareness events.

Programme Structure

Rotational modules

Sessions rotate through six practical modules, each building towards the final professional outcome.

1

Understanding health and wellbeing

2

Designing a campaign

3

Running awareness activities

4

Reviewing impact

Professional Roles

Students work in professional roles

Every student takes on a role within their team, mirroring how professionals collaborate in the real world.

Public Health Officer

Develops initiatives that improve the health of communities.

Sports Scientist

Applies science to improve fitness, health and athletic performance.

Occupational Therapist

Helps people develop skills and routines for healthy independent living.

Skills Framework

CATAPULT skills students build

The CATAPULT Skills Framework™ underpins every session of this programme. Students particularly develop:

Understanding

Leadership

Communication

Teamwork

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Healthy Habits Challenge in action

Students taking part in Healthy Habits Challenge

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

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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.

Complete the Staff Evaluation

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.

View Case Studies

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions

Yes. Activities are designed so every student can participate.

Yes. Schools can use the programme alongside existing PSHE provision.

Yes. Student leaders can organise campaigns and wellbeing events.

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