The whole-school character programme · ages 5–14
Character, earned.
One stripe at a time.
Earn Your Stripes is a whole-school character programme for every year group from 5 to 14 — two age-right pathways, the safeguarding and launch kit included, and a fair, predictable price your school only pays when pupils take part.
Free to launch · Pay only for active pupils · Safeguarding-first
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The whole programme, at a glance.
A whole-school character programme for the years that matter most.
Between primary-age character work and the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award — which doesn’t start until Year 9 — sits a long gap. Earn Your Stripes fills it with a programme children actually want to earn, and that teachers can run in minutes a week.
Two pathways, one programme
Right-sized for every age group.
One brand, two parallel schemes that share the same safeguarding and the same look — but model achievement to suit the age.
Junior · Years 1–3
Tiger Stripes
Breadth, choice and encouragement. Six Tiger Stripes to collect — Kind, Active, Creative, Earth, Tech and Brave — with lots of small, parent-logged wins and a light teacher touch.
Senior · Year 4 and up
Earn Your Stripes
Depth over breadth. Three sustained challenges — one each in Community, Consistency and Capability — verified by a named third party and signed off by the form tutor.
Everything you need to launch, included
Run the whole programme from day one — no setup fee.
Schools shouldn’t have to navigate procurement, write a DPIA from scratch or design a launch assembly to try a new character programme. Every school gets all of this on day one.
Platform & workflows
- School account and administration portal
- Form teacher, parent and pupil accounts
- Activity tracking and evidence uploads
- Third-party verification workflow
- Form tutor approval workflow
- Safeguarding workflows and DSL view
- Full, tamper-evident audit trail
Safeguarding & compliance
- DPIA template
- GDPR documentation
- KCSIE-aligned guidance
- ICO Children’s Code self-assessment
- UK data residency confirmation
Launch & communications
- Launch assembly PowerPoint & script
- Teacher guide
- Launch checklist
- Parent information flyer
- Parent email templates
- Digital posters & social graphics
How it works
Log it. Verify it. Earn it.
Log the effort
Children (or parents, for under-13s) record what they did and add a photo. On-device guidance keeps evidence safe and activity-focused.
Get it verified
A named coach, instructor or teacher signs off through a single-use link. Every upload passes content moderation first.
Earn the stripe
Complete every dimension and the form tutor awards the tier. A digital certificate is instant; the printed keepsake and badge are a tap away.
What children build
Three dimensions of character.
Community
Showing up for other people — volunteering, helping, contributing.
Consistency
Sticking with something over weeks — a habit, a practice, a streak.
Capability
Getting good at something real — a skill stretched and proven.
Safe by design
Safeguarding isn’t a feature. It’s the foundation.
Built for the realities of UK schools — every photo, note and sign-off runs through a pipeline designed to protect children first.
- Every upload moderated before anyone sees it
- Photos stripped of location and device data automatically
- Strict per-school data isolation — no cross-school path
- Single-use, time-limited verification links
- A full, tamper-evident audit trail
- A designated safeguarding lead view in every school
Fair, predictable pricing
Free to launch. Pay only for active pupils.
Schools buy an Active Pupil Pack in advance, then only spend a place once a pupil shows meaningful participation. You never pay for sign-ups, invitations or pupils who never engage — and a single pack covers both schemes and every tier they earn.
See full pricingCore Active Pupil
Full participation in the programme, with a real keepsake for every tier earned.
Enhanced Active Pupil
Premium recognition — a keepsake badge for the blazer or bag every time a tier is earned.