Step up to Secondary
What is Step Up to Secondary?
Step Up to Secondary is a FREE 6-week celebratory programme designed especially for Year 6 pupils to support them as they prepare for the exciting transition to secondary school.
We recognise this is a challenging time for many families, and the programme has been carefully designed to help young people develop healthy habits and build confidence during this pivotal time in their lives.
We recognise this is a challenging time for many families, and the programme has been carefully designed to help young people develop healthy habits and build confidence during this pivotal time in their lives.
Programme overview
Interactive webinar or in-person session: Covering key transition themes such as healthy eating, movement and habit planning.
Physical activity:
Guided tasks that can be completed at home or in person.
Guided tasks that can be completed at home or in person.
Self-monitoring tool:
An experiment tracker with built-in reflection.
An experiment tracker with built-in reflection.
Family experiment challenge:
Fun tasks like screen-free dinners or creating healthy lunchboxes.
Fun tasks like screen-free dinners or creating healthy lunchboxes.
Weekly programme themes
- Week 1: New School, New Choices – Exploring school canteen options and making healthy choices
- Week 2: Making Healthy Habits – Building routines for long-term wellbeing
- Week 3: Drinks and Snacks – Exploring healthy options and their impact on sleep and energy
- Week 4: More Independence, More Movement – Encouraging physical activity as part of daily life
- Week 5: Outside the School Gates – Understanding fast food choices and alternatives
- Week 6: Time to Step Up – Celebrating progress and preparing for the transition
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When and where
We will be offering three online programmes and one in-person programme in Hatfield, Hertfordshire – all of which will run weekly for 6 weeks. Our group programmes are for children above their ideal weight.
Monday webinars:
6:30 - 7:30pm, starting 27th July
6:30 - 7:30pm, starting 27th July
Tuesday in-person:
5:00 - 6:30pm, starting 28th July at Breaks Manor Youth & Community Centre, Hatfield, AL10 8TP
5:00 - 6:30pm, starting 28th July at Breaks Manor Youth & Community Centre, Hatfield, AL10 8TP
Tuesday webinars:
6:30 - 7:30pm, starting 28th July
6:30 - 7:30pm, starting 28th July
Wednesday webinars:
5:30 – 6:30pm, starting 29th July
5:30 – 6:30pm, starting 29th July