YOU Challenge

The Year Of Us (YOU) challenge is a personal development challenge specifically aimed at year 9 students. This challenge focuses on team building to support a sense of belonging at TAG whilst also focusing on individual personal development. Through a series of team challenges that students complete with their tutor groups, students develop vital skills that help them get ready for the world of work/everyday adult life. For example, building flatpack furniture, hosting a bake sale, creating care packages for a local charity and raising awareness on various topics through presentations. The students also complete the RLSS’ water safety award, which teaches them about the dangers of drowning with a visit to a local body of water and take part in fundraising for our academy charity St Augustines by completing the marathon miles challenge.

YOU Ambassadors

Each tutor group will have student representatives for the Year of Us Challenge. The YOU Ambassadors will come to meetings to talk about upcoming challenges, discuss ideas and share feedback as well as leading on and organising the challenges for their form. A big part of the YOU Ambassador role is to make sure that everyone in the form has an individual role each challenge and is making progress towards completing the different challenges.

This is a great opportunity for students to develop their confidence and leadership skills and will involve rewards throughout the year for those individuals who are successful.