Youth Social Action Resource Hub

Teaching young people about developing and sustaining healthy habits is important as it can help by preventing health conditions such as obesity and diabetes to improve mental health, increased confidence, better social skills, resilience, and a more positive outlook. A healthy lifestyle will give the young people a strong foundation of physical and mental benefits. This will set them up for the rest of their lives.

Guidance on how to plan Youth Social Action projects using the steps process 1- Teacher Resource: Teaching HH: - The resources below support the teaching of the skills needed so pupils can carry out their social action projects on health: 2- Lesson 1: What is a healthy system? (PowerPoint and PDF) - To understand how health systems function and define what health is. 3- Lesson 2: When is food giving me energy? (PowerPoint and PDF) - To explain the role of physical activity and nutrition in physical and emotional health. - To create a charter on health. 4- Lesson 3: Lesson 3: How can I take action about my health? (PowerPoint and PDF) - To plan the skeleton of a social action project that could improve health in my school/local area/somewhere in the world. 5- Lesson 4: Lesson 4: Taking action (PowerPoint and PDF)

Young Food Ambassadors came together to launch their very own Right2Food Charter, calling on the Government to listen to their stories and those of millions of other young people across the UK who were living with increased levels of hunger and food poverty. They delivered their Right2Food Charter to 10 Downing Street with Dame Emma Thompson who is also supporting their advocacy. Since then, they have joined forces with Marcus Rashford’s #EndChildFoodPoverty campaign to make sure no child in the UK goes hungry.

The passport supports the reflection process of #WeWill projects. Passports have been developed as a medium for pupils to record their journey through the social action process. It gives pupils tasks to be completed in class or as part of their home learning process. The passport allows pupils to record what they have learnt, learn more skills, and solve riddles through the use of their problem-solving skills.

The passport supports the reflection process of #WeWill projects. Passports have been developed as a medium for pupils to record their journey through the social action process. It gives pupils tasks to be completed in class or as part of their home learning process. The passport allows pupils to record what they have learnt, learn more skills, and solve riddles through the use of their problem-solving skills.

The passport supports the reflection process of #WeWill projects. Passports have been developed as a medium for pupils to record their journey through the social action process. It gives pupils tasks to be completed in class or as part of their home learning process. The passport allows pupils to record what they have learnt, learn more skills, and solve riddles through the use of their problem-solving skills.

A template to guide the young people through the project planning process

This guide provides details on how pupils can contribute to working as part of a team in appropriate ways