Shared Sharing Practice
Secondary pupil giving a presentation to a primary class

The use of the Challenge has proven to be a good idea however it does take commitment and shared responsibility from all partners to make it happen. The team who are involved therefore need to believe that the Challenge can happen.

Often health is not seen as exciting therefore can be an up-hill struggle with more barriers than enablers in health. It is important to remain positive and believe in what is being done.

People need to realise that there are only going to be small steps taken at any one time but each of the steps are a journey on the route to longer term health improvement.

Peer education has been an important aspect of the Challenge and from this experience, and others, it is definitely a model that works. Young people as educators and role models have a credibility.

The peer educators require appropriate support including materials, information and staff support. In this example the peer educators delivered 51 presentations across the eight participating schools.

The makeup of the Challenge Team was seen as important and consisted of a range of pupils, not just head boy/girl and prefects.

Given the range of the Challenge it is important that time for collaborative working is identified by partners, seen as important and a commitment to the challenge given.

The Challenge addressed aspects of Curriculum for Excellence particularly:

Successful learnersConfident individuals
with
  • enthusiasm and motivation for learning
  • determination to reach high standards of achievement
and able to
  • use literacy, communication and numeracy skills
  • learn independently and as part of a group
  • make reasoned evaluations
  • link and apply different kinds of learning in new situations
with
  • self-respect
  • a sense of physical, mental and emotional well-being
and able to
  • relate to others and manage themselves
  • pursue a healthy and active lifestyle
  • be self-aware
Responsible citizensEffective contributors
with
  • respect for others
  • commitment to participate responsibly in political, economic, social and cultural life
and able to
  • develop knowledge and understanding of the world and Scotland’s place in it
  • make informed choices and decisions
with
  • resilience
  • self-reliance
and able to
  • work in partnership and in teams
  • take the initiative and lead
  • solve problems
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