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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:
|
Dexterity |
Green |
Know myself |
Community |
Food |
Helping at Home |
Health and wellbeing |
Enjoying the outdoors |
Global and 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 (photo, sketch) 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 (eg build a bug hotel, bird/ squirrel feeder |
Know home phone/ mobile number |
Random act of kindness (eg donating to charity shop, carrying someone’s shopping) |
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 |