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Case Study: #WeWill – Community, Inclusion & Wellbeing
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Case Study: #WeWill - Community, Inclusion & Wellbeing

This #WeWill project focused on making a positive difference to wider school life and re-establishing links within the community.
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The Ormiston #WeWill youth social action campaign aimed to empower young people across the Ormiston network and non-Ormiston schools to build relationships and share best practices. Our overall aim was to ensure that young people would drive and determine action and staff would ensure young people were given the skills to succeed, and the chance to engage with other young people to share and develop practice across the country.

When can we teach about Healthy Habits in schools? (KS 3&4)
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When can we teach about Healthy Habits in schools? (KS 3&4)

This resource page gives a fair idea about when can we teach about Healthy Habits in schools through different subjects.
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The following documents are available to download to understand how Healthy Habits can be taught through these subjects in schools: Teaching Youth Social Action through: 1- Personal, Social, and Health Education (PSHE) 2- Citizenship 3- Science 4- Physical Education (PE) 5- Food Technology 6- Math 7- History 8- Information Technology (IT) 9- Music 10- Geography

Why focus on Healthy Habits? (KS 3&4)
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Why focus on Healthy Habits? (KS 3&4)

Frequently Asked Questions about 'Why focus on Healthy Habits?
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This document contains all the questions that are frequently asked related to the reasons to focus on Healthy Habits.

Using the 5-step Process (Healthy Habits KS 3&4)
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Using the 5-step Process (Healthy Habits KS 3&4)

Using the 5 step process to support thinking in Youth Social Action.
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This document provides insights on using the 5-step process to support thinking in Youth Social Action.

Introduction to YSA (Healthy Habits KS 3&4)
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Introduction to YSA (Healthy Habits KS 3&4)

An introduction to the Youth Social Action activities.
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This document provides an overview and introduction to the Youth Social Action.

Overview of OT Resources (Healthy Habits KS 3&4)
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Overview of OT Resources (Healthy Habits KS 3&4)

An overview of all the resources available from the toolkit.
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An overview of all the resources available from the toolkit

Background Reading (Healthy Habits KS 3&4)
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Background Reading (Healthy Habits KS 3&4)

Background Reading to Support the Teaching of Healthy Habits.
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Background reading investigates: - what being healthy is? - the factors contributing to and the inability to remain healthy, and - how being healthy is part of every child's human right.

Curriculum Guide (Healthy Habits KS 3&4)
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Curriculum Guide (Healthy Habits KS 3&4)

A comprehensive guide to support the teaching of YSA through Healthy Habits.
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This curriculum map provides links to integrate the topic of Healthy Habits within the National Curriculum at Key Stages 3 and 4. - It can be read to obtain an overview of the connections made with the National Curriculum. - It can also inform the planning of activities that will teach social action skills or inform future social action planning.

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Aims

Youth Social Action (YSA)

Refers to activities that young people do to make a positive difference to others while developing key skills and attributes and having fun. YSA can take place in various contexts (i.e. at home, schools, youth clubs etc) and can include volunteering, fundraising, campaigning or supporting peers. We believe social action can play an essential role: in young lives, the success of a school, the local community or more.

Resource Hub

Our Resource Hub aims to act as a Youth Social Action search engine, offering tailored results to inspire and guide. The hub hosts a wide variety of resources, including our own Youth Social Action Toolkit, case studies, research reports, and helpful resources from other reputable organisations in the sector.

How to use

How to use

Our Resource Hub aims to act as a Youth Social Action search engine, offering tailored results to inspire and guide. The hub hosts a wide variety of resources, including our own Youth Social Action Toolkit, case studies, research reports, and helpful resources from other reputable organisations in the sector.

To find appropriate resources, use the filter feature to select the relevant options. You can filter by key stage (1-5), YSA theme (e.g. poverty), or a particular skill (e.g. communication). You can also filter by resource owner (Ormiston Trust or external organisation) and resource type, such as lesson plans. If you know what you are looking for, you can use the search bar.

To save or download resources, please sign up for a free account. In your user area, you can organise your saved items for quick and easy access. On the resource results page, you can save or download multiple resource quickly by using the tickbox feature.

Youth Social Action Toolkit

Youth Social Action Toolkit

Our Youth Social Action Toolkit has been carefully developed by industry professionals with input from young people to guide school leaders, support staff, and young people through a Youth Social Action project. Our curriculum guides clearly outline how YSA can be integrated into the curriculum of schools with limited time.

 

We don’t gatekeep – by sharing our sector knowledge and resources, we aim to enrich the lives of all young people by fostering skills development, improving agency and wellbeing, and promoting active citizenship.

Inspire

The first step of the YSA process is to be inspired by an issue you care about! Check out our inspirational case studies on what you could do!

Explore

The second step of the YSA process is to explore your options! You‘ll need to research the issue that inspired you to take action to understand how you can help.

Ready to start planning your project? Access our Youth Social Action Toolkit here.

Plan

The third step of the YSA process is to plan your project! Lucky for you, we have a Project Planning Template for that.

Act

The fourth step of the YSA process is to carry out your plan! This is when the physical activities involved like fundraising, campaigning, and volunteering kick off.

Reflect

The fifth and final step of the YSA process is to reflect! Looking back at your plan, did you achieve your aims?  What went well and what didn’t go so well? Can you sustain your project? Or did you take steps to ensure further projects aren’t needed?