These typically require 3 to 6 weeks to complete and are organised from scratch by the leader with very little guidance before or during the challenge. The leader may come up with the challenge themselves or they may be ‘commissioned’ to do a piece of work or challenge based on a brief. It would be appropriate for teams of level 5 leaders, for example, to bid to do a challenge.
Some suggested examples appear below
| Skill Focus | Level 5 Example 1 | Level 5 Example 2 | Level 5 Example 3 |
| Self Management | Organising an event with a risk assessment | Run a talent show | 2 day orienteering walk |
| Engaged Ethical Participation | Run a campaign | Conduct a representative survey | Stand up and be counted |
| Creative Problem Solving | Produce a guidance video | I can direct a team to improve lesson resources | Create a poster linking two school subjects |
| Reflective Learning | Become an assessor for level 4 leaders (more info…) | 20 hour self planned course of study | Run a workshop |
| Enquiry | I can produce a desktop review summary | I can research how ICT helps learning | I can do research requested by staff |
| Team Work | Run an assessment panel | Provide 4x level 4 Team opportunities | Provide a help desk or tech team |
Learning By Ladders 