Schools Motivational and Educational Programmes 

We understand that personal implications can affect learning and provide unwanted distractions. The aim of these programmes are to find ways to connect with students through fun and engaging methods. Our school’s motivational and educational programmes are designed to support 8-12-year-olds develop a more positive attitude to learning using fun hidden curriculum activities. 

SHOCK programme

SHOCK is BiG’s leading and specialist programme that supports vulnerable students - those with behavioural and special educational needs - instilling educational and social confidence. Focussing on foundation tools, SHOCK supports the good work teachers do in academic learning and is targeted at year key stage 2 and 3 students, delivered in class and using outdoor physical activities involving peer to peer learning and team challenge activities.

Through the SHOCK programme, pupils will leave the workshops: 

• Feeling an improvement in self-esteem, resilience, and confidence 

• A sense of stronger relationship building with peers

• More equipped to become effective learners

• Discovering own strategies to manage personal and external challenges  

The BiG Leadership programme

The BiG Leadership Programme supports children develop key life skills such as responsibility, organisation, communication and self-management. It is delivered mainly in primary schools to whole classes during PE time or as a planning, preparation and assessment (PPA) cover activity. The children participate in fun PE outdoor physical games, planned, organised and led by their peers where they learn how to display effective leadership attributes.

By the end of the programme, pupils will learn to: 

• Effectively set up activities developing their organisational skills

• Understand what equipment they will use to ensure safety, manage and identifying risks  

• Use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication skills such as projection of voice and how to communicate clear and concise, using effective demonstrations, and developing how to use question and answers

Want to get involved / your pupils involved or find out more? 

Please contact Lionel Best on 0208 676 3480 or email - lionel.best@bigcic.org. 

Online motivational programmes

During the pandemic, BiG has taken action to deliver its inspirational activities online. Under the BiG Inspirations Online umbrella, which spreads across our 3 pillars, we are aimed to engage a variety of ages through different approaches. We deliver a number of motivational activities for 8 to 16 year-olds including, designing online games, fun mental maths games, quizzes, and challenges, and for teenagers and young adults, entrepreneur workshops and youth engagement discussion forums.

These online programmes and activities will support CYP: 

• Improve mental health, develop emotional wellbeing, self-confidence, and resilience

• Develop key skills such as critical and creative thinking, skills for life, leadership and team working, problem-solving and interpersonal and people skills

• Network and take advantage of new opportunities