A curriculum built around life skills.

What your child can doCan put clothes away where they belong, tell which items are dirty and fold a basic T-shirt.

How we check itTidies away a full day of clothes unaided.

On their own ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan read the basic care symbols, sort a load and start the right programme by following the instructions.

How we check itOne load taken from the basket to the drying rack with nothing damaged.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan choose a detergent by reading its label, lift a common stain without ever mixing products, and dry things according to the care symbol.

How we check itHandles three loads of school-supplied fabrics at the school station: a detergent-choice sheet, the stain-removal result and an assessment of the fabrics once dry.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan care for different fabrics, make a small repair and draw up a laundry schedule for a household of 2–4 people.

How we check itThree different loads planned, washed and documented; where there is no machine at home, the whole task runs at the school station.

On their own

What your child can doCan diagnose a stain or a piece of damage across three different fibre classes, choose a repair method, weigh it against the cost of paying a professional and justify the decision.

How we check itThree items saved — wool, synthetic and dyed cotton — each with a diagnosis, a cost comparison against a cleaner and a written rationale, plus a how-to for a younger pupil.

On their own

What your child can doCan sort 12 of their own items and return a worktop or a shelf to its reference state.

How we check it12 of 12 items go back where they belong, the surface is ready to use, the walkway is clear and the checklist scores 4 of 4.

On their own ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan empty a container, create 3–5 categories, label them and lay the contents out.

How we check itAt least 90% of the items are correctly categorised, and 5 named objects are found within 30 seconds.

On their own ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan divide a room into 3 zones, give at least 30 items a home and set up a daily reset.

How we check itAt least 90% of items have a documented place, the find-and-return test scores 8 of 10, and the walkways stay clear.

On their own ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan organise a storage area by category, by date and by the first-expired, first-out rule.

How we check itOn a school practice shelf of 30 labelled items, including deliberately mis-sorted cleaning products: the inventory is 95% accurate, heavy things sit low down and chemicals are kept apart from food. An adult supervises because of the chemicals and the lifting; any version done at home is never assessed.

With an adult

What your child can doCan design a safe system for 3 zones of the home and improve it after a week.

How we check itAfter 7 days at least 90% of items are in place, 10 named things can be found within 3 minutes, and one improvement is documented.

On their own

What your child can doCan complete a four-part duty, record the result and report any hazard they notice.

How we check itCompletes 4 of 4 tasks and, in 3 of 3 role-plays, reports the hazard instead of dealing with it alone.

On their own ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan sequence 5 household tasks on the cards of a fictional household, assign a time and a person to each, and do their own share at home.

How we check itBuilt on the school card set, the plan names an owner and a deadline for 5 of 5 tasks and is correctly reworked within 5 minutes when one thing changes; the pupil never assigns work to real family members.

On their own ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan build a list from the plan and what is already in stock, compare unit prices, do the shop and explain the biggest gap against the estimate.

How we check itThe list runs to 10–15 items, plan and receipt differ by no more than 15%, the pupil correctly explains the single largest difference, and the change is accounted for. The shop runs on a school practice budget, never on family money.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan coordinate a 7-day plan for a 2–4 person household and replan around an unexpected change.

How we check itBy default on a simulated household run at school: every task has an owner, at least 85% of the plan is delivered, and the change is logged with the decision, the reason and the effect. Running it in the pupils own home is optional and needs a guardian consent.

With an adult

What your child can doCan run a week of household logistics: calendar, shopping, spending, waste, supplies and communication.

How we check itHands in an audit with no amounts and no receipts: category shares as percentages, the variance against the planned budget as a percentage, 90% of the planned actions delivered, and the conclusions. The school never collects the household figures or financial documents; a version built on a fictional budget counts equally.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan point out the main areas of the home, the exits, the water stopcock and the meters, without operating any cut-off themselves.

How we check itMarks 8 of 8 points on a school practice floor plan, then finds the same points at home without drawing the school a plan of it, and in 4 role-plays correctly chooses between watching, reporting and evacuating.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan read an electricity or water meter, record the date and the unit, and compare two readings.

How we check itTakes 4 practice readings without error, works out the difference and names 3 safe ways to cut consumption.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan work out what a flat costs to run each month from their own meter readings, then weigh up rent, bills, commute, condition, fittings, accessibility and the red flags in a listing.

How we check itWorks the monthly cost out from their own readings, builds a matrix of 3 listings against 10 criteria, checks 2 sources and rejects the listing that is a scam or missing something critical.

On their own

What your child can doCan read the obligations, deposit, charges, dates, notice period and condition report, without signing anything themselves.

How we check itAnalyses a model contract, prepares 8 questions and completes a 20-point inventory with photographs of the mock-ups and the meter readings. The analysis is a teaching exercise, not legal advice.

With an adult

What your child can doCan put together a budget, a moving schedule, utility contracts, a basic kit list and a plan for handling faults.

How we check itProduces a 30-day plan that stays within 10% of budget, covers 25 tasks plus a contingency, and correctly flags 5 items for the landlord or a qualified tradesperson.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan thread a needle — with a threader and a large-eye needle if they need one — secure the thread and sew on a button without leaving a sharp tool lying about.

How we check itIn years 1–2, a running stitch on binca; in year 3, sews on 2 buttons, each surviving 20 fastenings. Every needle goes back into a counted container.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan work a running stitch and an overcast stitch, and choose the right patch for a small tear.

How we check itRepairs 2 samples; the seam holds 1 kg for a minute, the edges do not fray, and both the right and the wrong side are neat.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan set the machine up, choose the right settings, feed the fabric and stop work the moment something goes wrong.

How we check itProduces 3 samples and a simple bag; the stitch line wanders no more than 5 mm over 50 cm, with no safety errors.

With an instructor ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan measure the item laid flat — the default — or, with freely given consent and an adult present, selected measurements on the wearer, then plan a reversible alteration and carry it out.

How we check itShortens, takes in or repairs one item; 5 measurements fall within a 5 mm tolerance and the wearer accepts the result. Whoever is being measured may stop at any point, and the pupil never measures inseam or bust.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan choose a simple pattern, sew a test piece, cut jersey fabric, join the pieces, finish the edges and adjust the fit.

How we check itSews a T-shirt or a similarly simple top, keeps the seams within an 8 mm tolerance, runs a wash test and passes a 10-point quality checklist.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan wash their hands at the moments that matter, brush their teeth for the full time and get through a simple morning routine.

How we check itCompletes 3 routines scoring 8 of 8 on the checklist using school-supplied kit, and can name 5 moments that call for handwashing. What is assessed is the technique — never the state of the pupil own hygiene or what they have at home.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan lay out clean tools, safely trim or file their own nails, and work out how often to wash, how to look after their hair and when to use deodorant as their body starts to change.

How we check itUnder supervision, trims 10 nails without breaking the skin, rounds off sharp edges, cleans the tools and correctly identifies 4 of 5 STOP signals — including I have broken the skin: stop, cover it, tell the adult. Works through 5 puberty hygiene scenarios.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan keep up their own hygiene routine, choose personal hygiene products including menstrual ones, and say where to restock and at what cost, without embarrassing anyone else.

How we check itOnly the scenarios are assessed: 10 hygiene and restocking situations, scoring at least 90%. The two-week private checklist stays with the pupil and is never collected or marked; the school keeps a stocked hygiene point.

On their own ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan choose their own tool for shaving or another grooming routine, prepare the skin, carry it out on a model and deal with a small nick.

How we check itAssessed on a model or a balloon only: 8 of 8 steps, no sharing of tools, the right gloved response to a nick, and 4 situations named that call for professional advice. The routine the pupil follows at home is never observed or marked.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan plan their kit, appointments, budget, hygiene while travelling and contact with a professional, without diagnosing skin conditions themselves.

How we check itKeeps a complete kit stocked for a month, plans for 2 travel scenarios, stays within budget and books a simulated appointment or consultation.

On their own

What your child can doCan wash their hands and the ingredients, measure things out and put together a cold snack that needs no blade and no heat: a sandwich from ready ingredients, a torn-leaf salad or overnight oats.

How we check itThe snack is served, the workspace is left clean, and neither a cutting tool nor a heat source was used.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan use a knife and the hob safely under supervision, and cook a pureed soup, pasta and eggs — once the kitchen skills Tool control and Time and temperature have both been signed off.

How we check itThree dishes taken from the recipe through to a clean kitchen, with both prerequisite sign-offs confirmed before the first session.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan prepare five complete dishes, among them a soup, a plant-based dish and a meal that needs temperature control.

How we check itFive dishes cooked in the teaching kitchen, each with a time-and-temperature log; one of them served on time to a group of diners.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan plan the shopping, make rosół — Polish clear broth — from scratch and coordinate a two-course meal for six people.

How we check itSix people eat at the agreed time; the service runs in the teaching kitchen on the school budget, and the kitchen is put back in order.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan cook the menu designed in the Meal and nutrition planning skill, batch-cook ahead, and handle a forced ingredient swap, a missing product and an extra guest — once the kitchen authorisation is signed off.

How we check itA week of meals cooked and documented: a cooking log, a record of three forced changes and the cost reconciled against the plan.

On their own

What your child can doCan get themselves and the station ready, wash the ingredients, measure them out and clear up, with no sharp tools and no heat.

How we check itCompletes a no-cook task and passes 6 of 6 critical points: hands, hair, worktop, ingredients, waste and tidiness.

On their own ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan safely use a peeler and a knife on soft ingredients, holding them correctly on a board that will not slip.

How we check itPrepares 2 ingredients three different ways; at least 80% of the pieces are within spec, with no critical error.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan work the hob or the oven, a timer and a thermometer, and apply 3 techniques that use heat.

How we check itKeeps an accurate time-and-temperature log, switches the equipment off and causes no cross-contamination.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan sequence 3 components, organise the station and stay on top of cleanliness and of allergens, worked on fictional participant profiles.

How we check itFinishes 3 components inside a single 10-minute window with no critical error, and fixes the weakest point in the process. The pupil never holds allergy data about real people.

With an adult

What your child can doCan lead a team, oversee hygiene and stop work for an injury, a contamination or an allergen.

How we check itLeads 3–4 people twice, with zero critical breaches, and carries out the stop-work scenario correctly. Because the pupil is directing others, the authority to stop work stays with the qualified adult.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan put together a simple meal that follows the school healthy-eating model and explain the choices.

How we check itPuts forward 3 different options, each meeting the checklist, and justifies at least 3 of the decisions — spoken or with pictures in years 1–2, in writing in year 3.

On their own ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan plan a day of meals and hydration, work out portions and draw up one consolidated shopping list.

How we check itThe costing is within 10% of the prices actually checked, and every unused ingredient has a further use.

On their own ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan plan 7 days of eating around existing stock, time, budget, storage and cutting waste.

How we check itHands in the plan, the stock list, the costing and 2 safe uses for leftovers; cooks one of the days and analyses the gap.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan adapt a plan for preferences, culture and the allergies described on fictional profiles, without writing therapeutic diets.

How we check itProduces 2 versions of a 3-day plan, a faultless allergen matrix built on fictional profiles, and justified substitutions that stay within budget; allergy data about real pupils stays with the teacher alone.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan coordinate quantities, budget, shopping, roles, allergens and leftovers for a group.

How we check itPlans a day for 8–12 people, delivers a shared meal in an approved teaching kitchen, stays within 10% of budget and labels allergens correctly as an exercise; the allergen declaration owed to the people eating remains the responsibility of the school.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan recognise an emergency, dial 112, give the address and the person's condition, and stay on the line until told to hang up.

How we check itA simulated call with a dispatcher handled correctly.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan make themselves safe first, check for a response and for breathing, put a breathing person into the recovery position, and clear a choking casualty's airway with back blows and abdominal thrusts.

How we check itThe scenario performed in the correct order on a manikin or — with the explicit consent of a classmate who may stop at any point — on that classmate; choking manoeuvres on a manikin only, never on a healthy person.

With an instructor ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan start CPR, deliver chest compressions on a manikin, follow the prompts of a training AED, and call an adult over and swap rescuer when their own compressions are not effective.

How we check itA full CPR/AED scenario with neither the safety check nor the call for help left out; compression depth and force are not a pass criterion at this stage — what is assessed is the order, keeping interruptions short, and calling for help.

With an instructor ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan control severe bleeding, treat a burn, recognise the signs of stroke, heart attack, anaphylaxis, hypoglycaemia and hypothermia, and take the permitted action: call 112, help someone use their own adrenaline auto-injector, and give sugar to a conscious person.

How we check itFour randomly drawn scenarios performed to the course's current protocol, including the paediatric variants of resuscitation and choking; the auto-injector is practised on a drug-free trainer pen only.

With an instructor ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan complete a first aid course run to ERC or Polish Resuscitation Council guidelines, keep track of the renewal date and lead a safe demonstration for younger students.

How we check itA certificate from a course run to ERC or PRC guidelines, a Polish Red Cross course, or a free in-house school course taught by an instructor working to those guidelines, plus a demonstration delivered; the programme neither requires nor leads to the statutory qualified first aid course.

With an instructor ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan tell an adult what happened, where it hurts and since when, and knows not to touch anyone else's blood.

How we check itIn 5 of 6 role-plays, gives the 3 key facts, picks an adult and takes no action that is out of scope.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan use a digital thermometer and note the time, the reading, symptoms, allergies and medicines being taken — never the dosing.

How we check itTakes 3 readings on themselves or on a model, spots an invalid one and produces a complete, legible record for a fictional case, using no real health data.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan dress a superficial wound on a model and name the signs that call for medical help.

How we check itCompletes 7/7 steps, never touches the part of the dressing that meets the wound and correctly identifies 4 of 5 reasons to escalate.

With an instructor ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan build a plan for rest, fluids, monitoring and contact with a carer for a fictional case, and apply and check a dressing on a model across a 24-hour observation window.

How we check itProduces a 12-hour plan, correctly resolves 4 of 5 “watch or report the change” cards, and documents 2 dressing checks with a decision: continue, change or escalate.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan gather the information in a simulation, give the help they have practised, and stop as soon as the situation goes beyond their competence.

How we check itPasses 2 scenarios scoring at least 90%, with no critical error, and audits a first aid kit.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan work out who helps in a common situation: an adult at home, the school nurse or another adult at school, or 112.

How we check itGets 8 of 10 fictional cases right across the three routes to help and, in every one, says when an adult is needed.

On their own ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan match a need to a family doctor, a dentist, a pharmacist or the out-of-hours service, and prepare the reason for the visit, a timeline, questions, allergies, medicines and documents — without diagnosing.

How we check itSorts 8 of 10 fictional cases across the four places to go, fills in 8/8 fields of a fictional record and delivers the summary in 60 seconds, using no real health data.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan book, reschedule or cancel a simulated appointment, note the time, plan the journey, and tell out-of-hours care, the first-contact telephone service and emergency care apart.

How we check itCompletes 3 simulations without giving out unnecessary data, plans to arrive with at least 15 minutes to spare, and picks the right route to help in 4 of 5 evening and weekend cases.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan find official information about a clinic and tell it apart from advertising and from advice with no source.

How we check itCompares 3 sources by author, date, origin and purpose, and produces an accurate service card.

On their own

What your child can doCan coordinate their own preventive appointment: questions, booking, travel, advice and follow-up.

How we check itPresents an anonymised file with 6 elements covering their own appointment and names 2 situations that call for a carer or clinical staff.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan spot hunger, cold, pain, confusion or someone being overwhelmed, and pass the facts to an adult quickly.

How we check itAcross 6 role-plays, picks the right help, gives the 3 key facts and never ends up carrying the responsibility alone.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan, under supervision, set up a safe activity, offer a drink, help with clothing or tidy the surroundings — never giving medicines.

How we check itCarries out a four-part routine and passes 8/8 checks on safety, consent, hygiene and handing over to an adult.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan agree the needs, an activity, a snack that matches the carer's written card, a contact and a plan for stopping; does not feed the dependent person, and knows that anything that worries them goes to their named adult at school the same day, with secrecy promised to no one.

How we check itProvides an hour of support with an adult present, documents 5 points of the plan, responds correctly to one change, and holds a pass at first aid stage 3, including choking.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan ask about preferences, offer a choice, adapt how they communicate and recognise the limit of their own competence, giving no medicines and doing no personal care task that belongs to the carer.

How we check itPasses 4 simulations scoring at least 90% and completes a 2-hour assisting shift with a responsible adult who stays on the premises throughout; the student is never left alone with the dependent person.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan prepare a schedule, contacts, a handover, privacy rules and escalation scenarios — without taking on legal guardianship.

How we check itCompletes a 4-hour assisting shift with the responsible adult present throughout, and holds current first aid at stage 4; the handover covers 6/6 elements — including a “things that worried me” field passed back to the school — with zero breaches of scope.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan point out two exits, the assembly point and the adult they go to for help.

How we check itWalks the escape route at home or at school unprompted.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan recognise the alarm, leave without collecting belongings, stay low in smoke, not go back in, and respond to a carbon monoxide alarm: open the windows, get everyone out, call 112 and stay out.

How we check itAn evacuation drill completed calmly, with 6/6 steps in the right order and no time criterion; smoke is simulated visually only — no smoke machines and no real smoke.

With an instructor ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan put together contacts, a meeting point, a basic kit including a carbon monoxide alarm, and the rules for a power cut or an evacuation.

How we check itThe plan tested in a family drill, or in a school-group drill where the student presents the plan for their own household and the group plays out its roles.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan identify fire, electrical, weather and crowd hazards, and choose the safer option.

How we check itAn audit of a chosen event or space, with a plan to reduce the risks.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan prepare a risk assessment, roles, communications, an evacuation procedure and a safety briefing for a small event.

How we check itThe event delivered, with a briefing beforehand and a short debrief report afterwards; the student runs it as an exercise, while legal responsibility for safety and evacuation stays with the adult organiser, who signs off the paperwork in advance.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan say “no” or “stop” clearly, put distance between themselves and the situation, find an adult, and respect someone else's “stop”.

How we check itIn 4/4 role-plays the student takes a protective action — a word, distance, walking away or finding an adult — and names 2 trusted people plus one backup option; not reacting straight away is not a failure, and is discussed as a normal response rather than a fault.

With an instructor ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan tell a harmless surprise apart from a secret that involves harm, a threat or being cut off from others.

How we check itSorts 8 of 10 fictional situations correctly and gives the sequence: walk away, tell someone, keep telling until someone acts.

With an instructor ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan refuse under pressure, leave the situation and trigger the agreed contact or safety word.

How we check itPasses 3 role-plays built on prepared, impersonal scenarios with no physical contact, taking every role voluntarily and stepping out of role after each one; produces a card with contact, place, transport and check-in.

With an instructor ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan recognise consent that is freely given, specific and revocable, spot pressure to send an intimate image, and plan a safe meeting.

How we check itAnalyses 6 of 8 scenarios correctly, produces a plan with a public place, their own way home, a check-in and data protection, and recites the sequence for image blackmail: pay nothing, send nothing more, keep the evidence, tell an adult, report it.

With an instructor ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan support a person under pressure, choose a safe way to step in, and report the facts without passing the material on — knowing that anyone whose image has been shared is the injured party and is not at fault.

How we check itAcross 4 simulations, matches the action to the risk, never promises secrecy and reports the facts without gossip; names the route to report it — the person named in the school child protection standards, the school counsellor or psychologist, 112, 116 111, 800 12 12 12, and Dyżurnet.pl for material already online.

With an instructor ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan identify the lifeguard, the supervised area, the flags, the signs, a safe way in and the person in charge.

How we check itSolves 8 of 10 scenarios on dry land and, at a supervised site, points out 6/6 elements before going near the water.

With an instructor ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan call for help and pass a floating object or a rope from the bank, without entering the water — including when someone has gone through the ice.

How we check itCompletes 5/5 steps at a dry station and, 3 times, lands the throw within 1 m of the target; in the winter variant, states the rule: stay off the ice, lie flat, reach with an object, call 112.

With an instructor ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan, in a pool and under an instructor's direction, enter calmly, stay afloat, turn, swim to the side and get out — understanding why the first seconds in cold water call for steady breathing rather than a struggle.

How we check itPerforms the sequence without panic at a depth set by the instructor, with a lifeguard on duty and an agreed participant-to-supervisor ratio, and responds to the stop signal; does not practise rescuing another person. A student who cannot swim, or whose guardian withholds consent, passes an equivalent version in shallow water or at a dry station.

With an instructor ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan check the weather, the site rules, lifeguard cover, buoyancy equipment, who is in the group, whether anyone has been drinking, their own limits and the conditions for calling it off.

How we check itProduces a 10/10 checklist, explains why alcohol and jumping into unknown water are the leading causes of drowning, and, during the visit, twice makes the right stop, change or continue call.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan prepare the briefing and the logistics for a water activity, leaving rescue and supervision to qualified people.

How we check itPresents a plan covering communications, equipment, group size, check points and evacuation; the instructor signs off 100% of the critical elements.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan pick water, food, a clothing layer, a light, a means of contact and a small first aid kit to match the weather, without overloading the pack.

How we check itPacks 8/8 items for the scenario, explains what each is for and keeps the weight within the instructor's limit.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan choose layers for the temperature and the rain, keep gear dry, and check everything over on returning — including a check for ticks.

How we check itAssembles a complete set for 4 scenarios, packs by zone, accounts for 100% of the kit after the exercise, and carries out a tick check, describing safe removal and noting the date of the bite.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan choose a permitted spot, pitch a tarp or a tent, plan water, hygiene, waste and the way out, and recognise hypothermia and apply passive rewarming.

How we check itPitches the shelter in 20 minutes on controlled ground, passes 10/10 site checks, recognises 4 of 5 signs of hypothermia with the right response, and leaves no trace.

With an instructor ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan prepare a 24-hour stay with the forecast, water and food supplies, check-ins, rest and the criteria for turning back.

How we check itCompletes the camp with an instructor on the basis of written guardian consent and a trip record, makes every check-in, keeps the site in order and adapts the plan correctly to 2 simulated changes; sleeping arrangements follow an agreed allocation and the rule that no adult sleeps alone with a student.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan share out the group equipment and plan consumption, check points, a fallback option and the handover of responsibility.

How we check itCoordinates a trip for 6–10 people as an exercise, with an adult remaining trip leader in the legal sense and signing off the plan before departure; holds 100% of the critical elements, documents 5 decisions and closes with a full equipment count.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan say who is speaking, where they are, what is happening and what help is needed.

How we check itIn 5 role-plays, passes 4/4 pieces of information within 30 seconds and answers a question without guessing.

On their own ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan use the single phonetic alphabet the school has adopted, read a number back and confirm that a message has been received.

How we check itSpells 10 names and passes 10 numbers, reaching at least 85% agreement on the first attempt and at least 95% on a repeat attempt after practice.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan run an equipment check, make a call, send a short transmission, acknowledge it and log it — without transmitting sensitive data, and knowing that a training radio never replaces calling 112 for help.

How we check itCompletes 8 exchanges on licence-free bands only, PMR446 or CB, applies 7/7 rules of radio discipline and keeps a complete log; transmitting on emergency service frequencies or amateur bands is forbidden.

With an instructor ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan define the roles, the primary channel, a backup means of contact, the check-in windows and the lost-comms procedure.

How we check itProduces an 8/8 plan for a trip or an event and passes 3 simulations: no signal, a flat battery and a garbled report.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan staff a communications point, prioritise incoming reports, protect data, hand over a shift and reconstruct the sequence of events.

How we check itAt a real event, makes at least 20 log entries and delivers a time-accurate report and handover; any critical message is always passed straight to the adult responsible for the event, who retains responsibility for safety.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan use a tape measure, a try square and a hand screwdriver while keeping the workspace tidy.

How we check itA simple three-part model is within 5 mm of the dimension given.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan read the instructions, lay out the parts, choose the right fixings and assemble a small piece of furniture without damaging it.

How we check itThe furniture stands steady; an adult checks whether the instructions require anchoring to the wall before it is put into use.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan set out the dimensions, cut by hand under supervision, drill, join and sand the parts of a crate.

How we check itThe crate is square, free of splinters and carries 10 kg for 5 minutes without deforming.

With an instructor ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan produce a drawing, a cutting list and a joint prototype, and build a stable chair from components the instructor has cut to size; the student never operates a saw.

How we check itThe instructor runs a static load test at 110 kg for 10 minutes with nobody on the seat, checks stability and signs off every joint.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan gather the user needs, plan the material and the cost, build the piece and improve it after testing.

How we check itThe instructor signs the piece off and it goes to an adult recipient with a handover card stating its purpose, its safe load and that nobody stands on it; it is then used for at least two weeks.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan protect the work area, use a brush and paint an even test panel with water-based paint.

How we check itMasks 1 m², tapes 1 m of edge and paints a 0.25 m² panel with no paint outside the masking and no runs longer than 5 mm.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan prepare, fill and wet-sand a small defect before touching in the paint.

How we check itRepairs 3 defects of 2–10 mm on a fresh panel; once dry, no edge can be felt above 1 mm.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan prepare and paint a section of wall within reach from the floor, controlling how much material is used and the quality of the finish.

How we check itMeasures 2 m², works out the paint needed to within 15% and applies 2 coats with no visible patchiness or heavy runs.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan plan and refresh the part of a wall reachable from the floor, on a substrate the instructor has cleared.

How we check itRefreshes 6–10 m², repairs at least 5 defects, sands wet in an FFP2 mask, does a colour test patch and passes at least 90% of the sign-off list.

With an adult

What your child can doCan recognise and report a substrate that needs a specialist assessment, then plan, cost and sign off a room refurbishment on a substrate the instructor has cleared.

How we check itRefreshes at least 12 m² of surface reachable from the floor, documents the result, stays within 10% of budget and gets the user sign-off.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan adjust and maintain simple fittings around the home.

How we check itTightens a handle, replaces a door buffer or a furniture pad and services a hinge; every part still works after 10 trials.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan spot a worn fitting, measure it, pick a replacement from the specification and justify the choice before fitting it.

How we check itSelects a replacement from the parts board using 3 dimensions and the hole spacing, replaces a hinge, a handle or a door stop, does not chew up the screws, and the part passes 20 cycles.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan find out why a simple mechanism is sticking and fix the cause rather than replacing parts that work.

How we check itDiagnoses and clears 2 faults on a door, drawer, handle or catch; both mechanisms pass 20 cycles.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan service an accessible waste fitting on a rig where the instructor shuts off the water and the student confirms it is off.

How we check itOn a purpose-built rig that has never carried wastewater, cleans an aerator and a trap wearing gloves; after 3 cycles the test paper stays dry for 5 minutes.

With an adult

What your child can doCan survey the fittings in a space, set priorities and carry out a safe package of repairs.

How we check itAudits 20 points, classifies the faults and completes 4 repairs across 3 families of mechanism, within 10% of the estimate.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan identify the basic fixings and choose the correct hand tool for each.

How we check itMatches at least 8 of 10 sets and makes a joint that does not work loose after 20 cycles.

With an adult

What your child can doCan set out the position of a light item, prepare a template and fix the item into pre-drilled holes without drilling any of their own.

How we check itTransfers at least 3 points onto a panel to within 2 mm, level to within 3 mm over 1 m, then fixes the item into the prepared holes.

With an adult

What your child can doCan match the fixing to the substrate identified and mount a light, unbreakable item.

How we check itIdentifies 3 substrate samples and makes 2 fixing points; an item of up to 2 kg passes the manufacturer's test.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan carry out a multi-point installation on a wall whose services are documented and which the instructor and the student have both swept with a detector.

How we check itSubmits a drilling plan showing the installation zones and the result of two detector sweeps, drills in an FFP2 mask with extraction or wet, and mounts a board, an organiser or a rail on at least 4 points; the result is level and passes a check after 24 hours.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan plan the layout of several ready-made fittings, allowing for load, reach and the services running inside the wall.

How we check itProduces a load table and a drilling plan marking the installation zones, and mounts 2 items on at least 6 points in an FFP2 mask with dust control; the sign-off is repeated after 7 days.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan feel and mark a draught at the points they are shown, without using flame or smoke and without altering the building.

How we check itChecks 4 marked points with a paper strip and notes the result on a drawing of the room; the adult points out the trickle vents and grilles.

With an adult

What your child can doCan measure a gap, fit a removable seal without jamming the door or window, and explain why a ventilation grille must never be taped over.

How we check itMeasures 6 points, fits 2 m of seal, improves the paper test at at least 80% of them, and points out the CO alarm and the grille that must stay clear.

With an adult

What your child can doCan strip out and re-form a continuous sealant joint on a practice rig, cutting away from the body and keeping the area ventilated.

How we check itWorks in cut-resistant gloves with the window open, uses a neutral-cure sealant and re-forms 0.5–1 m of joint with no gaps; once fully cured, a 15-minute water test shows no leak.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan put in place several reversible measures that cut draughts without reducing ventilation, and refuse to seal a room where an open-flue gas appliance is running.

How we check itChecks and records the type of heating appliance in the room first, completes 3 improvements across at least 5 m of edges and at least halves the number of leaky points; the trickle vents stay clear.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan plan and verify a project that reduces uncontrolled draughts, documenting that ventilation and flue draught remain intact.

How we check itAudits 16 points, confirms there is no open-combustion appliance or else excludes that room from the project, and improves 8 m of junctions; the number of points failing the paper test falls by at least 60% against the same set of 16 and still holds after 7 days.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan connect a battery, a switch and an LED in a low-voltage kit, and disconnect the power once the work is done.

How we check itThe LED lights up and the student explains what each component does.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan build a circuit on a breadboard, recognise polarity and find a wrong connection.

How we check itTwo circuits work as drawn after the student corrects them unaided.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan set up a ventilated workstation, wear eye protection, tin a wire with lead-free solder and make durable soldered joints on a kit.

How we check itThe torch works after a continuity test and a visual inspection of the joints; the student uses lead-free solder only and washes their hands afterwards.

With an instructor ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan solder a sensor to a microcontroller, protect the connections and fit the circuit into an enclosure.

How we check itPowered by an alkaline battery pack or a certified school supply, the device runs for a week under supervision during school hours and comes with a circuit diagram and instructions.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan check a low-voltage circuit with a multimeter, locate the fault and decide between repair, professional service and disposal.

How we check itA documented diagnosis and a safe repair of a low-voltage device with no built-in Li-ion pack; anything rejected goes to an electronic waste collection point.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan switch on the basic protections on a school device without revealing the passcode.

How we check itOn a device provided by the school, sets the lock to 5 minutes or less and checks for updates, writing down no secrets.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan secure accounts with unique passwords, a second factor and a recovery procedure.

How we check itSets up a password manager for 2 accounts the school created in its own environment with no personal data, enables MFA, runs a recovery attempt and reviews the permissions of 5 apps, revealing no secrets.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan spot an attempt at manipulation and cut back unnecessary data sharing.

How we check itClassifies at least 10 of 12 messages and removes at least 3 unnecessary permissions across 3 accounts.

On their own ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan protect important data and carry out a controlled recovery after a failure.

How we check itApplies the 3–2–1 rule to 20 files, restores 5 of 5 picked at random and completes a lost-phone or lost-account scenario.

On their own ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan run an authorised digital hygiene audit of their own accounts and school devices, and teach others safe habits.

How we check itWorks from a checklist across their own accounts and 5 school devices with a teacher present, never taking anyone else password or signing into anyone else account; prioritises 5 risks, puts 3 safeguards in place and runs a session where the quiz score is at least 80%.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan measure a simple object to the nearest centimetre and draw it on squared paper.

How we check itDraws the object with 4 dimensions; at least 3 match an adult measurement to within 1 cm, and someone else can read the drawing.

With an adult

What your child can doCan measure an object to the nearest millimetre and produce a clear CAD sketch with units.

How we check itProduces a sketch with 6 dimensions; at least 5 match the instructor measurement to within ±1 mm.

With an adult

What your child can doCan build a parametric model of a simple, non-critical object, prepare it for printing and operate the printer safely.

How we check itThe model has at least 5 controlled dimensions and rebuilds without error when a parameter changes; prints 2 calibration parts with at least 4 of 5 dimensions within ±0.5 mm, never reaches into a running printer and lifts the print with a tool drawn away from the body.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan design and refine a non-critical replacement part for a real object.

How we check itRuns 2 iterations; the final version survives 20 cycles and uses at least 15% less material than the first.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan run the whole process from identifying a need to a repeatable small production run.

How we check itBuilds 3 prototypes, tests with 3 people and produces 5 units, at least 4 of which pass inspection.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan safely inspect a switched-off device, clean it on the outside and classify its condition.

How we check itCompletes the checklist for 2 devices and correctly names at least 5 signs that a device must be taken out of use.

With an adult

What your child can doCan narrow down the cause of a fault methodically without opening the device.

How we check itFor 2 faults, checks the symptom, the settings, the cable, the accessory, the port and the built-in diagnostics, then names the correct next step.

With an adult

What your child can doCan follow the documentation to replace a permitted module in a device with no built-in Li-ion pack, or in one where the instructor has already disconnected the cell from the board.

How we check itWith ESD protection and non-conductive tools, replaces approved RAM, a drive, a keyboard or a filter; the cell stays disconnected throughout, no parts are left over and a test confirms the result.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan safeguard the data and clear a common software fault without losing the files agreed on.

How we check itWorks on prepared disk images holding test data, or under a written mandate from the owner with an agreed storage location and a documented deletion of the copy; diagnoses 2 cases, makes a backup and restores 10 nominated files, and the owner confirms the test functions.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan organise an authorised device clinic and hand over electronic waste responsibly.

How we check itTakes in 5 devices on an intake form carrying the owner declaration, the agreed scope, a warranty warning and confirmation that the owner has already backed up; completes 3 repairs or justified decisions, and documents data erasure for 2 of them.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan add the headers to a prepared table, sort it and look a named value up.

How we check itOn a prepared table of 10 records with 4 columns, adds every header, sorts by the column named and scores 5 of 5 on the lookup tasks.

On their own ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan enter a dataset of their own, use sum, average, minimum, maximum and a simple condition, and recognise a broken reference.

How we check itEnters 20 records unaided, builds a 30-row sheet with 5 formulas; the results match the manual check and the student fixes 2 errors planted on purpose.

On their own ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan match the chart to the question, label the axes, the source and the limitations, and leave the scale honest.

How we check itProduces 3 sound charts from one dataset, and 4 of 5 readers take away the main conclusion correctly.

On their own ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan spot duplicates, gaps and inconsistent formats, and build a pivot table without exposing personal data.

How we check itCleans 200 records, documents 5 rules, keeps a copy of the source and answers 4 analytical questions correctly.

With an adult

What your child can doCan bring data together, design a dashboard and automate a repetitive step with a human still in control.

How we check itThe dashboard carries 5 metrics; the automation passes 20 cases without error and comes with a log, an undo procedure and a named owner for the checks.

With an adult

What your child can doCan sow a fast-growing plant, water it and recognise what it needs in order to grow.

How we check itSown in certified growing medium, the plant reaches harvest; the student washes their hands afterwards and keeps a simple diary.

On their own ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan prepare the growing medium, plan the sowing, thin the seedlings and pick healthy leaves.

How we check itAt least two lettuce harvests and an observation record.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan raise seedlings, pot them on, stake them, feed them regularly and respond to the common signs of trouble.

How we check itThe student documents three care decisions plus either the crop or, where weather or disease takes it, a written analysis of the cause and the change for next season.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan match species to the site, draw up a calendar, work out the water needed and plan protection without reaching for unnecessary chemicals.

How we check itA bed plan carried through, with the yield compared against the target.

With an adult

What your child can doCan manage a small garden or greenhouse, measure the results and hand responsibility on to the next group; in a hydroponic setup the student works from ready-mixed nutrient while the instructor handles the electrics and the pH adjustment.

How we check itA full cycle, yield data and an operating manual for those who follow.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan compare the basic properties of two soil samples.

How we check itRuns a settling test and an infiltration test on 2 samples and says which one takes up water faster, and why.

With an adult

What your child can doCan measure the flow of organic waste and mix it correctly for the local system.

How we check itWeighs the waste for 7 days, sorts 30 examples with 90% accuracy and sets up a demonstration bin.

With an adult

What your child can doCan keep the moisture, the aeration and the mix of a compost heap right, turning it outdoors in an FFP2 mask and upwind.

How we check itRuns 40–100 l for 10 weeks, makes 10 log entries and corrects at least one problem; pupils with asthma or a weakened immune system do not do the turning.

With an adult

What your child can doCan plan how to apply mature compost from the previous cohort heap or from outside, document where it came from and measure the change in the soil properties.

How we check itCompares a test and a control plot over 1 m², measures infiltration, moisture and temperature on 4 dates, presents a graph and names 2 confounding factors that come with a single plot.

With an adult

What your child can doCan design, launch and evaluate a school system for cycling plant-based organic matter only, agreed with whoever is responsible for waste at the school.

How we check itHolds a written agreement with the school, excludes kitchen waste along with meat, dairy and cooked food, protects the bin against rodents, diverts at least 30 kg or 50% of the eligible plant waste over 8 weeks and trains at least 10 users.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan show where water arrives and where it leaves, and measure it with a jug without interfering with the plumbing.

How we check itOn a walk round, points out the inflow, the outflow and where the rain collects, and measures the water from one point with a jug.

With an adult

What your child can doCan detect a likely water loss and judge the impact of everyday habits.

How we check itWith the building manager permission, runs a meter test in an agreed window plus two 7-day measurements before and after 2 reversible changes, then works out the difference.

With an adult

What your child can doCan measure rainfall and estimate how much water runs off a surface.

How we check itRecords at least 3 rainfall events, or in a drought 2 events plus an analysis of the dry spell, maps 5 surfaces and calculates the runoff volume from one of them.

With an adult

What your child can doCan take part in installing and checking a closed rainwater storage system, never connecting it to the building plumbing.

How we check itWith the instructor, tests a system with a lid, an overflow, permanent non-potable labelling and a stable base rated for the full tank; documents the use of at least 100 l from 3 rainfall events, by watering can only and never sprayed.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan plan and evaluate a project that reduces water use or runoff, with no excavation by default.

How we check itCollects 14 days of baseline data and puts one measure in place — and for any excavation holds the utility drawings, written permission from the site manager and an agreed maximum depth — then monitors the result for at least 4 weeks, with a maintenance plan.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan get ready for a session outdoors, observe organisms and the traces they leave without disturbing the habitat, and leave the plants on the do-not-touch list alone.

How we check itGoes out with legs covered and closed shoes, records at least 10 organisms or traces over 20 minutes, separates fact from guesswork, takes nothing away, and does a tick check on return with a note to the guardian.

With an adult

What your child can doCan survey nature by the same method on different dates and compare the results.

How we check itCarries out 4 counts on the same route or at the same point and charts at least 3 groups of organisms.

With an adult

What your child can doCan compare two microhabitats and read the differences with care.

How we check itTakes 5 measurements at each of 2 sites across 3 visits, plots the results and names at least 2 confounding factors.

With an adult

What your child can doCan plan a reversible improvement to a microhabitat and measure what it does.

How we check itMeasures 12 points, makes a reversible change with permission and runs 6 follow-up checks on climate and wildlife indicators.

With an adult

What your child can doCan lead a data-led project that supports a habitat and the resilience of a place, taking the baseline on from the previous cohort and passing it to the next.

How we check itRuns the project in Year 3, obtains the permissions including any required for protected species or protected sites, carries out 6 baseline surveys, coordinates 5 people and hands the site holder a plan after 8–12 weeks of monitoring.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan check the helmet, brakes, tyres and lights, and report a fault before setting off.

How we check itCompletes the full check against a short list with no prompting.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan take the wheel off a simple bike, find the puncture, apply a patch and inflate the tyre correctly.

How we check itThe repaired inner tube still holds pressure after 24 hours.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan clean and lubricate the drivetrain, assess the brake pads, adjust the saddle and identify a fault that needs a workshop.

How we check itThe bike passes a safety check and a test ride with an instructor.

With an instructor ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan check tyre pressures, fluids, lights and emergency equipment with the car parked, read the basic warning messages, and as a passenger belt up and refuse a ride with a driver who is impaired or unlicensed.

How we check itA full car check completed following the vehicle handbook, plus 4 passenger scenario cards answered correctly.

With an instructor ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan judge whether a wheel may be changed where the car has stopped or whether to call for help, and if it may, secure the stationary vehicle, identify the jacking points and change the wheel in line with the manufacturer’s instructions.

How we check itAcross 4 scenario cards, correctly chooses between changing the wheel and calling for help; the change is done on a training ground in a high-visibility vest and without going under the vehicle, and an instructor checks the final tightening to the correct torque.

With an instructor ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan find the stop name, the line, the direction, a safe place to wait and the help point.

How we check itCorrectly identifies 5 of 5 elements on 4 cards and at a real stop.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan get the ticket ready, board safely, validate the journey, follow the route and get off.

How we check itTravels 2–4 stops and completes 7 of 7 steps with no safety prompts.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan choose the line and direction, check the ticket, recognise the stop and send a check-in message.

How we check itWith written guardian consent, completes the route observed by a named adult who has a written intervention threshold and abort signal; 0 critical errors and at most 1 organisational prompt.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan make a change, read an altered route or platform and put a safe plan B into action.

How we check itMakes a journey with 1 change and correctly resolves a staged disruption.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan travel to a new destination, allowing for the ticket, the last connection, check-ins and what to do if lost.

How we check itWith written guardian consent and a teacher-approved plan, completes the journey there and back, keeps 3 check-ins inside the agreed time windows, and presents the plan, the ticket and a back-up option.

On their own ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan put leaving, walking, waiting, riding and being met into the right order, and pick the right kit.

How we check itSequences 6 elements without error and packs 5 of 5 items needed.

On their own

What your child can doCan find the departure, the arrival, the day, the direction, the stop or platform and the walking time.

How we check itSolves 3 tasks on a current timetable without error.

On their own ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan join the walking legs to the transport and add a buffer, a meeting point, a check-in and a source of updates.

How we check itSubmits a plan with a map, 2 sources and an emergency contact; meets 8 of 8 criteria.

On their own ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan plan a trip with a change, luggage, accessibility, the last connection and a plan B.

How we check itProduces an itinerary from which another person finds 6 of 6 critical pieces of information.

On their own

What your child can doCan gather the requirements and set the schedule, roles, contacts, accessibility and options for disruption, remembering that responsibility for the group stays with the adult leading the trip.

How we check itRuns the logistics of a real trip, hits the milestones and submits a report on what deviated from plan.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan use distinctive features, recognise the starting point and come back the same way.

How we check itWalks a route of 4 landmarks, returns and names every landmark without prompting.

With an adult

What your child can doCan orient a simple map, use the key and the compass points, and pinpoint their own position.

How we check itFinds 6 of 6 points in the right order and correctly identifies north.

With an adult

What your child can doCan plot a route, use the screen only when stopped and carry on after losing signal.

How we check itWalks 1.5–2 km and, after a simulated 5% battery, finishes the route from a paper note.

With an adult

What your child can doCan fix their position, get around a closed section and return without cutting through unknown ground.

How we check itFinds 8 points, takes a correct detour and finishes within 50 m of the target.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan prepare the route and its alternatives, lead the group under an instructor who remains the responsible adult, keep track of time and start the lost-person procedure.

How we check itLeads 3-5 km; check-ins fall within the time windows and the log records 3 decisions.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan stop, put the screen away, watch the traffic, make sure they have been seen and cross calmly alongside an adult.

How we check itAcross 5 consecutive observations, completes every critical step with an adult present; passing this does not mean the child may cross a road unaccompanied.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan recognise driveways, reversing vehicles, tram tracks, a cycle lane, a blind spot and restricted visibility, and judge whether the gap to an approaching vehicle is big enough to cross.

How we check itIdentifies 8 hazards and chooses a safe response for at least 7 of the 8; across 10 observations from the pavement, calls each gap yes or no, and an adult compares the call against how long the vehicle actually took.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan walk a familiar route in daylight without distractions, choose the crossings and send a check-in.

How we check itWith written guardian consent, walks the route observed by a named adult with a written intervention threshold, takes no safety prompts, and responds correctly to a blocked path.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan choose the reflectors required outside built-up areas after dusk, a lit route and extra time, and decide when to call the walk off.

How we check itPasses 6 of 6 equipment checks and walks an observed route at dusk; the instructor records the distance at which the student first becomes visible, and the student makes one go or turn-back decision.

With an instructor ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan assess visibility, the pavement, the crossings, accessibility and distractions, and propose improvements.

How we check itSubmits a map with 10 observations and 3 recommendations backed by data.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan compare two prices, pay a small amount and check the change and the receipt.

How we check itAn unaided purchase within an agreed budget.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan work out what the goal costs, plan the payments in and keep a simple record for at least six weeks.

How we check itKeeps a six-week record on an allocated training income or their own; the pass depends on the record being complete and the conclusion drawn, not on reaching the amount.

On their own ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan split income between needs, goals, treats and a reserve, and reconcile the plan against what actually happened.

How we check itFour weeks of records on an allocated training income or their own, plus a conclusion about the variances discussed at school.

On their own ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan make a bank transfer, recognise fees and a scam or phishing attempt, set up security measures and react to a lost card.

How we check itA banking scenario completed in a training environment without disclosing any real data.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan cost out housing, food, transport, taxes, insurance and a reserve against a realistic net income, read the APR and the total cost of a loan, and say where to find free help with debt.

How we check itThe budget survives two crisis scenarios without resorting to consumer debt, and the student compares 2 loan offers on total cost.

On their own ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan say what someone in a given job actually does, and back up a skill of their own with an example.

How we check itMatches 8 of 10 tasks to jobs and presents 3 of their own skills with evidence.

On their own ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan prepare questions about the working day, the skills, the hard parts, safety and how to learn the trade.

How we check itRuns a 15–20 minute interview, asks 5 questions and 2 follow-ups, and submits 5 conclusions.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan build a short CV or portfolio grounded in evidence, and write a message that gives away no unnecessary personal data.

How we check itSubmits a CV, 3 pieces of evidence and an application message scoring at least 8 of 10 on the rubric.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan check the advert and the employer, spot a scam, ask about the terms, and trace the route from gross pay through contributions and tax to net pay on a sample payslip.

How we check itAnalyses 3 adverts, rejects the one with red flags, scores at least 80% in a mock interview, and correctly works out net from gross on 2 training payslips.

With an instructor ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan check that the conditions for starting a placement are met, agree goals and limits, keep a log, ask to be shown how, take feedback and report any breach.

How we check itBefore starting, assembles the school-employer agreement, guardian consent for under-18s, medical clearance, health and safety induction, accident insurance, a named workplace supervisor and confirmation that the tasks are not prohibited work for minors; then completes 10-20 h and documents 5 tasks and 3 pieces of feedback.

With an instructor ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan say who is agreeing with whom, what each side promises and by when, using a class agreement, a library card or a borrowed game.

How we check itFor 3 agreements they already know, identifies 3 of 3 elements - what I promise, what the other side promises, by when - and describes them in their own words.

On their own ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan find the term, the fees, how to cancel, what data is taken and the contact details in simplified terms for a game, an app or a subscription.

How we check itFinds 5 of 6 provisions across 2 sets of simplified terms prepared by the teacher, and flags 2 points worth asking about.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan compare current templates of an employment contract and a civil-law contract on direction, pay and liability, and explain that a minor has limited legal capacity and needs a guardian’s consent for anything beyond the small everyday matters of daily life.

How we check itCompletes a matrix of 7 criteria, formulates 5 questions to ask before signing, and in 4 of 5 situations correctly decides whether they may enter the contract themselves or need a guardian’s consent.

With an instructor ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan detect a hidden fee, a unilateral change, a penalty, an overly broad consent and a hard-to-exit arrangement.

How we check itClassifies 8 of 10 clauses with a reference to the source and writes an email with 4 questions.

With an instructor ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan pin down the deliverable, acceptance, deadline, liability, confidentiality, cancellation and changes, and note that what a minor agrees is not binding without a guardian’s consent.

How we check itSubmits a redline with 5 changes and a table of justifications, and runs a 10-minute negotiation simulation.

With an instructor ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan name the hazard, the consequence and a workable safeguard, and say whether something happens often, sometimes or rarely.

How we check itBuilds a hazard-consequence-safeguard chain for 8 situations; at least 7 are correct.

On their own

What your child can doCan use the sequence: pause, don't click, check through another channel, ask, report.

How we check itClassifies 9 of 10 messages and completes 5 of 5 steps in 3 simulations.

With an instructor ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan find the cover, the exclusions, the limit, the excess, the policyholder’s duties and how to make a claim.

How we check itWorking from training or anonymised documents, answers covered / not covered / unclear across 3 scenarios; 8 of 9 answers are pointed to in the document.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan assess the risks and assign an owner, a preventive measure, a warning signal and a response plan.

How we check itBuilds a register of 8 risks, picks 3 priorities and updates the status after a scenario exercise.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan use a pre-mortem, 3 scenarios, a check of how the result moves when assumptions change, a ceiling on acceptable loss in the project, and stop-go criteria.

How we check itSubmits a decision note, tests 3 assumptions and defends the decision together with its stop condition.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan notice a problem, tell what they actually saw from what they are guessing, and say in one sentence who they want to help and with what.

How we check itHolds 2 conversations, records 5 observations and describes the idea in one sentence; 2 people repeat the meaning back without prompting.

With an adult

What your child can doCan pick the key assumption, build a safe prototype and design a neutral test.

How we check itTests with 5 people, records 10 observations and makes 2 changes that follow from the data.

With an instructor ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan agree scope, quality, timing and handover, and deliver a small service or product to people inside the school, with no money changing hands.

How we check itCompletes 3 deliveries that meet the standard and keeps a log of time, materials, faults and fixes; a named adult signs off the scope and the handover.

With an instructor ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan judge how sensitive the model is to a wrong assumption, work through a cautious and an optimistic scenario, and identify the legal obligations and risks of the venture.

How we check itTests 3 assumptions, shows which one decides the outcome, and delivers a register of 6 risks each with an owner and an early warning sign.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan run a limited venture under written authorisation, with the school or a named entity as the seller, the data controller and the party to every contract, handling guardian consent, quality, data, complaints and a stop–change–continue decision.

How we check itRuns the venture for a week or 5 deliveries and documents the results, feedback, corrections and the decision; the file holds the authorisation, the guardian consent and a complaints route that leads back to the school.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan name a school product and explain in one sentence who it helps and how.

How we check itPresents the name, audience and promise to 3 people; at least 2 repeat the meaning correctly with no further explanation.

On their own

What your child can doCan describe a specific audience, its situation, its need and its language without falling into stereotypes.

How we check itBuilds a profile from 3 conversations and separates 5 observations from their own assumptions.

With an adult

What your child can doCan build a brief covering audience, problem, value, tone, three visual rules and the proof behind the promise.

How we check itProduces a one-page brief and 3 pieces of material; at least 4 of 5 testers recognise the same brand and the main benefit.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan compare 3 alternatives, choose an honest point of difference and build a hierarchy of messages.

How we check itDelivers a comparison map, the main promise, 3 pieces of proof, a list of claims that must not be used without evidence, and the conditions lawful comparative advertising has to meet; the map stays internal and is never published.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan design a coherent brand for a real micro-venture and manage the rights to its content on accounts held by the school.

How we check itRolls the system out across 3 school-owned channels, passes a 90% consistency audit, documents the licences and improves the message after research with 8 people.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan greet a customer, ask 2 questions, listen, and recommend one of 3 options without pressure.

How we check itIn 3 role-plays, restates the need accurately and justifies the recommendation; always accepts “no” for an answer.

With an adult

What your child can doCan tell a feature from a benefit, state the price clearly, answer the question and propose the next step without time pressure or manufactured scarcity.

How we check itRuns 4 practice conversations, scores at least 8/10 on the rubric, hides no costs or limitations, and never uses haste, limited availability or a favour owed as an argument.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan diagnose the need, qualify the opportunity, write notes with no excess data and send a summary to someone who has already agreed to be contacted.

How we check itRuns 5 conversations using personas or adults from the school community who have signed a consent and a privacy notice; the records carry no excess data, the follow-up goes out only with prior consent, and the whole set is deleted once the skill is signed off.

With an instructor ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan plan the stages of contact, quoting, decision and handover to delivery, and measure conversion.

How we check itRuns a simulated or school sales funnel of 20 contacts, at least 10 conversations and 3 quotes; calculates the conversion rates and the reasons for lost deals correctly.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan agree scope, price, deadline, acceptance criteria, liability and a safe handover to delivery, without entering into a binding contract.

How we check itRuns a 20-minute negotiation and delivers a non-binding summary of 6 terms, marked as taking effect only once the school or a named entity signs, together with an analysis of the break-even limit and the point at which to walk away.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan identify the sender, the audience, the promise and the action expected in an online message.

How we check itAnalyses 8 examples with at least 7 of 8 correct and tells information, opinion, advertising and manipulation apart.

On their own

What your child can doCan define the goal, the audience, the message, the channel, the call to action and one measure of success.

How we check itCompletes a campaign sheet with 6 of 6 fields plus 2 versions of the message; testers identify the intended action correctly in at least 4 of 5 attempts.

With an adult

What your child can doCan prepare a week-long content series and publish it to a closed school channel; publishing externally is voluntary, happens on a school account and needs written guardian consent.

How we check itPublishes 5 posts to a closed school channel, labels promotional material, keeps a table of reach, reactions and actions, and records 3 conclusions; external publication is optional and does not affect the sign-off.

With an instructor ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan build a simple offer page and a message sequence sent only to people who have given prior consent, with a privacy notice and an easy way to unsubscribe.

How we check itThe page meets 8 of 10 criteria, the form collects the minimum of data and carries a privacy notice, and a test of 2 versions across 20 simulated visits gives a countable result.

With an instructor ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan plan a limited campaign with an A/B test, a budget, a cost per acquisition, data protection and a stop condition, working on the advertising account and payment method of the school or a named entity, which remains the advertiser.

How we check itIn a simulation, or on the school account up to the agreed limit with written guardian consent and every creative approved by a named adult, compares 2 variants and takes a decision based on 4 metrics; the student neither opens the account nor accepts the platform terms.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan take a legible photo of an object and write a caption answering what it is, who it is for and why.

How we check itProduces 3 photo-and-caption pairs; at least 4 of 5 people understand each one with no further explanation.

With an adult

What your child can doCan carry the same information in a written description, a graphic and a film of up to 30 seconds, respecting copyright and labelling promotional material clearly.

How we check itDelivers 3 formats, credits the source of every asset, labels every promotional piece unambiguously and matches the brief by at least 80%.

With an adult

What your child can doCan plan a series around a goal and an audience, produce 6 posts and add subtitles and alt text.

How we check itRuns a 2-week calendar, publishes or tests 6 pieces and scores 10/10 on accessibility and rights.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan work from a brief, produce in batches, edit after feedback and measure how well a format performs.

How we check itCreates a series of 8 pieces, documents 2 rounds of editing and compares at least 3 metrics across two formats.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan manage a content team, an approval workflow, a rights library, advertising disclosure, a correction crisis and an archive.

How we check itRuns the calendar for 4 weeks, publishes 12 pieces, keeps 100% of consents on file, passes a disclosure audit across all 12 pieces and issues a correction according to procedure.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan choose the right packaging, protect a non-fragile item and prepare a label without exposing personal data.

How we check itPacks 3 items; all pass the shake test, and the practice label has 5 of 5 fields right.

With an adult

What your child can doCan write an honest description with photos, price, variants, dimensions and a note on any limitations.

How we check itCreates 3 product pages; each meets 9 of 10 criteria and carries no claim without evidence.

With an adult

What your child can doCan build a catalogue of 5 items with stock levels, a basket, an order confirmation and a picking procedure.

How we check itFulfils 10 simulated orders with at least 95% accuracy on item, price, stock and status.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan launch a sales page on which the school or a named entity is the seller and the data controller and the student acts under written authorisation, and prepare the pre-contract information, delivery, returns, privacy and customer service.

How we check itFulfils at least 10 orders with 100% confirmations, the full pre-contract information set, a 14-day withdrawal form, a complaints route and pricing that follows the 30-day lowest-price rule; zero non-compliant data processing and 2 return scenarios settled.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan manage range, stock, orders, margin, returns and quality across 4 weeks in a shop run by the school or a named entity, acting under written authorisation.

How we check itKeeps a dashboard of 5 metrics, holds the agreed on-time level with holidays and absences taken into account, settles returns and complaints, and presents a decision on 3 improvements.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan greet a customer, listen without interrupting, restate the need and name the next step.

How we check itIn 4 role-plays, paraphrases 4 of 4 needs correctly and promises no outcome beyond their remit.

With an adult

What your child can doCan gather the facts, apologise sincerely for the trouble caused, offer 2 permitted solutions and confirm the customer's choice.

How we check itHandles 4 role-plays scoring at least 8/10; confirms no fact they do not know and promises no outcome beyond their remit.

With an instructor ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan log, prioritise and close cases within the deadline and in line with data protection.

How we check itHandles 10 practice tickets, sets the priority correctly on 9 of 10 and closes at least 90% within the agreed time.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan build an FAQ, an escalation path, a response standard and quality measures from anonymised or worked-example customer problems.

How we check itAnalyses 20 anonymised cases, writes an 8-step procedure, and sets out the starting point, the change made, the measured effect and the confounding factors — including where no improvement occurred.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan handle a difficult case, agree compensation within the limits of their authority and draw a systemic conclusion.

How we check itCompletes 3 complex simulations marked against a rubric by someone who did not play the customer, and implements a fix that stops the problem recurring.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan work out how much money came in from sales, how much the materials cost, and show with coins how much is left.

How we check itSettles 5 practice transactions of up to 100 zł with one correction allowed, and shows why what is left is smaller than what came in.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan keep a simple record of income and spending, keep the receipts and reconcile against cash that a named adult counts and holds.

How we check itRecords at least 20 entries, reconciles them against the adult's count, and reports and explains any difference rather than making it disappear.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan calculate unit cost, margin in cash and in per cent, the break-even point and the effect of a discount.

How we check itSolves 3 scenarios scoring at least 80% and justifies the price without confusing margin with mark-up, with both definitions to hand.

With an instructor ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan prepare a simple profit and loss statement, a 3-month cash flow and a late-payment scenario.

How we check itThe model links 30 entries correctly, identifies the month with the lowest cash and proposes 2 actions without hiding any liabilities.

With an instructor ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan choose the right metrics, build a dashboard and decide on the basis of profit, cash, quality and the customer.

How we check itTracks 6 metrics for 4 weeks, drawing on a school venture or a supplied historical data set, tests 3 scenarios and presents a decision note with a stop condition.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan say what problem they see, what they propose and what they are asking the listener for.

How we check itDelivers a short pitch inside a minute; 4 of 5 listeners repeat the problem, the solution and the ask correctly.

With an adult

What your child can doCan tell the audience's story in 2 minutes, show a prototype and finish with a concrete next step.

How we check itScores at least 8/10 on the rubric and answers 2 questions to the point, including saying “I don't know”.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan build a 5-minute presentation of the problem, the data, the solution, the model and the risks.

How we check itPresents at least 3 pieces of evidence, flags the assumptions and gets 80% correct answers in an audience test.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan identify what each side wants and set out the contributions, the benefits, the proposed rules for using the brand and a measure of success, without granting or accepting any rights in a trade mark.

How we check itDelivers a partnership offer with 8 elements for the rights holder to approve, and runs a conversation ending in a record of what was agreed, left open and rejected, with no binding effect.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan prepare a dossier, a pitch, answers, boundaries and a follow-up for a real partner, without raising funding that creates a binding commitment.

How we check itRuns a meeting of 20–30 minutes, documents 5 decisions and completes every agreed follow-up on time.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan carry out a repeatable task from a checklist and tick off every completed step.

How we check itCompletes 5 of 5 steps in the same order twice, and the result meets every quality criterion.

On their own

What your child can doCan set out the materials, the steps, the checks and the response to a common error so that someone else can do the task.

How we check itA partner follows the instructions with no extra information and meets at least 90% of the criteria.

With an adult

What your child can doCan plan 10 repetitions, measure time, errors and consumption, and fix the bottleneck.

How we check itDelivers 10 items or services with at least 9 accepted, and the second run has fewer errors or a shorter time.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan work out demand, stock, capacity and lead times, set supplier criteria and write a contingency plan.

How we check itBuilds a 4-week plan for 30 deliveries, works through a simulated supplier delay set by the instructor and holds every critical criterion.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan manage workflow, quality, risk, stock and the team retrospective across 4 weeks.

How we check itDelivers at least 90% of the plan, tracks 5 metrics and documents a full improvement cycle: starting point, hypothesis, change, measured effect and conclusion — including where no improvement occurred.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan name the emotion and the need, ask for help and say a calm, unambiguous “no”.

How we check itThree short role-plays performed in their own words.

On their own ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan hold back from interrupting, ask a clarifying question and repeat back the sense of what was said without judging it.

How we check itAfter listening, gives 3 of 3 facts and an accurate paraphrase scored against a rubric; the other person confirms or corrects the sense.

On their own ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan separate facts from interpretation, name each side's interests and agree a solution that can be checked.

How we check itA written agreement after a realistic conflict simulation.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan make sure taking part is voluntary, say openly at the start what they cannot keep to themselves, lead the conversation impartially and stop it when the matter needs an adult.

How we check itA simulated mediation assessed against a safety and process rubric, including the opening that sets out the limits of confidentiality.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan prepare their goals, their minimum and their alternatives, negotiate without manipulation and record what was agreed.

How we check itA negotiation with an outside partner ends in a clear record of what was agreed, signed off by an adult; a student under 18 takes on no commitment.

With an adult

What your child can doCan listen without interrupting, play back the sense and 3 facts, and ask a clarifying question.

How we check itAfter the story, gives 3 of 3 facts, an accurate paraphrase and a question the material does not answer.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan pass on 4 steps in order and ask for the instructions to be repeated back, instead of only asking “do you understand?”.

How we check itThe partner completes 4 of 4 steps with no new information; the student clears up at most one ambiguity.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan build a 3-minute talk with an opening, 3 points, an example, a close and a source.

How we check itSpeaks for 2:30–3:30 min, scores 8 of 10 on the rubric, and listeners recall 3 of 4 pieces of information.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan prepare a 5-minute briefing in 2 versions, listen to a question and paraphrase it, and answer honestly.

How we check itBoth versions meet 4 of 5 of the audience's needs, and 3 of 3 questions are paraphrased accurately.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan prepare an 8–10 minute, source-based message, handle the questions and send a follow-up.

How we check itAt least 80% of the audience's answers in a comprehension check are correct, and every open question gets a follow-up answer.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan take on a role, repeat back the expected result, do their part on time and hand over clearly.

How we check itDelivers 100% of the role, passes on 3 of 3 pieces of information and names their partner's contribution.

With an instructor ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan set the goal and what finished looks like, split the work, run short check-in meetings and ask for help.

How we check itA team of 3-4 meets 5 of 5 criteria, and every task and every person has a role assigned.

With an instructor ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan prepare the plan, assign roles with people’s agreement, run briefings and replan the work.

How we check itLeads a stage of at least 2 h and logs 3 decisions, with the instructor assessing the role assignment, the briefings and the replanning; from the team feedback the student records 2 conclusions and 1 change, but the peer rating does not decide the pass.

With an instructor ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan agree the brief, the acceptance, the roles, the schedule and the risks and run the handover, with an adult signing off anything agreed with the client and nothing creating a binding commitment.

How we check itThe result meets at least 80% of the criteria; the log holds 3 milestones, 5 decisions, feedback and one iteration.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan delegate outcomes, coach 2 people through the tasks, leave room for mistakes and prepare a succession.

How we check itThe handover meets 5 of 5 elements for 2 areas, and the instructor assesses the quality of the documentation and the briefing; the result does not depend on how the people taking over later perform.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan notice tension in the body, name the emotion and choose one safe way to settle.

How we check itIn an exercise, identifies their own body signals, chooses a strategy and performs it on request; use of the strategy outside the exercise may be noted as a developmental observation, never as a pass criterion, and no emotional response is graded.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan put tasks in order, get the things they need ready and estimate the time with a margin.

How we check itTwo days carried out, with the plan improved after reflection.

On their own ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan pick a small habit, design a trigger, track how it goes and change the plan after a setback.

How we check itFour weeks of data and conclusions with no missed days hidden; a short fortnightly conversation with the teacher covers the system rather than anything personal, and the log stays the student’s own.

On their own ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan break a goal into milestones, manage energy and deadlines, and ask for feedback regularly.

How we check itA six-week project delivered, or deliberately redesigned.

On their own ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan bring the calendar, tasks, rest, the weekly review and rules for protecting attention into one system that works.

How we check itThe system runs for eight weeks and survives a spell of heavier workload; the student has a written route to ask for help if the data shows things getting worse.

On their own ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan separate the fact from the reaction, name the need and choose a safe next step.

How we check itFor 4 of 5 fictional role-plays fills in the fact, the influence and the step, then demonstrates the strategy; nobody has to talk about their own situation.

On their own ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan turn a small problem into a measurable goal, 3 steps, a deadline and a point at which to ask for help.

How we check itCompletes 3 of 3 steps and records one thing that worked and one improvement.

On their own ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan come up with 3 solutions, compare them against 2 criteria, test one and improve it after feedback.

How we check itThe portfolio holds a 3 × 2 matrix, two approaches, the feedback and a result that meets the criterion set beforehand.

On their own ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan run a project of 7–14 days, set the milestones, risks and stop conditions, and keep the plan up to date.

How we check itSubmits a schedule, 5 risks, 2 checkpoints and 2 revisions, or correctly triggers the stop condition.

With an adult

What your child can doCan take a group from defining the problem through the options and a pilot to a retrospective, in a field other than their own earlier project.

How we check itRuns a 60-minute session, produces 3 options, runs a two-week pilot with a measured result, and correctly escalates anything outside the scope.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan carry out their role, put shared things away and ask the group to agree a rule.

How we check itA week on duty completed with no reminders in the final two days.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan explain what the council office, the library, the clinic, the police, the fire service and the 112 number are for.

How we check itWorks through five scenarios: where to go, and with what information.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan check that a need is real, agree the scope with an organisation and give help without photographing the people helped for their own publicity.

How we check itA completed drive plus feedback from the partner organisation.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan tell opinion from fact, find the consultation procedure, check its age threshold and prepare a compliant comment or request; whether to submit it stays with the student.

How we check itA correctly prepared draft comment or request, with a map of the procedure; the school assesses the procedure and the neutrality of the argument, never the position taken, and keeps no record of its content. Actually submitting it is voluntary and ungraded.

With an adult

What your child can doCan diagnose a problem, build a team and a partnership, plan a budget that the school holds and signs for, measure the result and account for the decisions to the team and the partner.

How we check itA project completed with results confirmed by the people it served, and an impact report; the school signs the contracts and the spending, and the student acts under written authorisation.

With an instructor ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan tell a fact, an opinion, an advert or a call to action apart, and identify who is behind it.

How we check itClassifies at least 10 of 12 examples and, in 4 of 4 adverts, points to the element designed to influence.

On their own ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan verify a claim against 2 independent sources, checking the author, the date and the evidence.

How we check itWrites a fact-check note with 2 sources, specific evidence and a level of confidence, containing no personal data.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan trace a school or local decision-making process, identify the stakeholders and the lawful way to ask a question.

How we check itBuilds a map of at least 5 elements from the documents and frames a neutral, fact-based question.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan research a small problem, gather opinions with consent and put forward a workable proposal.

How we check itDelivers 1 page with 2 sources, 5 anonymised opinions, a cost, an accessibility note and proof of submission.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan run a civic project with a public consultation, a budget, data protection and an assessment of its effect.

How we check itDelivers a project charter, 5 sources, a decision log and a report with at least 3 indicators.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan recognise an identity document, a consent form, a certificate, a bill and an official letter, and pass them safely to an adult.

How we check itClassifies 9 of 10 mock documents and, in 5 of 5 situations, chooses the right way to protect one or report it lost.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan read the instructions for a field, enter data in the right format, give consent knowingly and check the form is complete.

How we check itFills in 2 fictitious forms with at least 95% accuracy and names 3 fields that must not be completed without the owner's knowledge.

With an adult ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan set out the matter, the facts, the request, the deadline and the attachments, and keep proof of sending.

How we check itWrites an email and a letter for 2 scenarios; both meet 8 of 8 criteria and contain no unnecessary data.

On their own ★ Compulsory

What your child can doCan find the right service, check the source, prepare the attachments, work through the form and keep the official confirmation.

How we check itCompletes 3 scenarios on practice data, spots 2 fake websites and archives 3 complete case files.

With an instructor

What your child can doCan run a case, within the limits of their age and the consents given, from the requirements through the deadline and the visit to the response, and draft any appeal for the person entitled to sign it.

How we check itPresents an anonymised file with a checklist, the source, the deadlines, the confirmations and 2 escalation points to an adult or a specialist.

With an adult