Our Nine Standards Challenge
As part of our wider school curriculum, children at KSPS undertake the “Nine Standards Challenge”. Each child in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 will have a set of 9 challenges to try and meet by the end of the school year in order to earn a special “KSPS Nine Standards” badge.
The challenges involve promoting children’s self-esteem, resilience and life skills and helping them to become more confident and independent as they grow. They are arranged into 9 themes which go across all year groups. The challenges are:
| Year | Dexterity | Green | Know Myself | Community | Food | Helping at Home | Health & Wellbeing | Enjoying Outdoors | Global & cultural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | Button a shirt | Grow a plant from seed | Write own name and date of birth complete & correct | Clear litter from an area | Use a knife and fork correctly | Hoover your bedroom | Know how to apply a plaster | Walk a mile | Visit a castle |
| Year 2 | Tie shoelaces | Observe and record wild animal in its natural habitat | Write home address and postcode complete and correct | Make a neighbour or vulnerable person smile (with a picture/plant etc) | Make a sandwich | Set a table for a meal | Explain how to contact emergency services: Mock Phone Call with Emergency Services stating address | Paddle in open water | Try food from a different culture |
| Year 3 | Thread a needle | Harvest a plant you’ve grown and make something with it | Create a fact-file about myself including height/weight/shoe size/allergies etc | Join a club outside school | Make a salad | Make your own bed | Demonstrate the recovery position | Ride a bike | Visit a museum or art gallery |
| Year 4 | Sew a button | Improve a habitat for wild animals | Know home phone/mobile number | Random act of kindness | Cook a simple hot meal | Fold/tidy and put away your own clothes | Explain how to deal with choking | Skim a stone | Watch live music |
| Year 5 | Tie 3 different knots | Plant a tree | Identify personal strengths/weaknesses and goals for the future | Raise money for a charity | Cook a hot meal with two or more elements | Clear and wash dishes after a meal | Emotional/mental health and wellbeing: demonstrate a yoga pose or a breathing technique for relaxation | Climb a mountain | Watch live sport |
| Year 6 | Check and oil a bike and repair a puncture | Preserve or restore a local environment | Create a family tree including info about parents/grand-parents birthplace and jobs | Volunteer for charity/ community cause | Cook a two course meal | Change/wash a bed | Emotional/mental health and wellbeing | explain/ demonstrate a mindfulness technique Swim in open water | Write a letter/ make contact with someone in another country |
