KS2 competition

Pupils are tasked with producing a piece of artwork (painting, drawing, collage or video, for example) or writing (a poem, story or song) based on their learning in the core resources while showcasing the job roles and opportunities available.

The brief:

Pupils should be encouraged to reflect on the jobs they have learnt about.

Challenge pupils to think about:

• the wide range of jobs in the NHS
• the fact that anyone can do any role in the NHS, regardless of gender or background
• surprising facts they have collected
• how the NHS has helped them, one of their friends or family.

Entries must be received no later than 23:59 on Tuesday 30 April 2024.

• Overall national winner(s) will have their entry displayed publicly for their local community to see. They will also each receive Amazon vouchers worth £50, an NHS goody bag and a framed certificate. Overall national winner(s) will also receive a class prize which will be discussed with the winning school.
• Regional winners will each receive an Amazon voucher worth £25, an NHS goody bag and a certificate.
• One highly commended certificate per entry will be awarded to the top entries per region.

• One certificate for best school entry will be awarded to each school who has no regional winners or highly commended entrants.

• Winners will have their entries showcased in an online gallery.

Whether they enter individually or as a pair, each pupil will receive a prize if their entry is chosen.

40%: Understanding of NHS careers

• Are the pupils aware of the range of NHS careers and services?

10%: Challenging stereotypes

• Have the pupils demonstrated in their entry that they have learned about challenging gender stereotypes?

50%: Creativity

• Is the design creative and attractive?
• Anything that demonstrates that they have gone the extra mile with their work.

Competition terms and conditions

1. The competition is open to all primary schools, in England only.
2. Pupils can enter individually or in pairs.
3. Only one entry per pupil or pair will be accepted. There is no restriction on the number of entries received from schools.
4. All entries must clearly state pupil and teacher names, the full school address including postcode, plus an email address.
5. Online submissions must be uploaded to the entry page. Each file must be named with the pupil(s)' names, year group and school. Please see the entry page for more information.
6. Postal entries must be sent to FREEPOST STEP INTO THE NHS COMPETITION. The competition name must always appear in caps as shown. No other addressing details such as road, town or postcode should be used. Postal entries must be submitted with the official teacher entry form.
7. Additional material can accompany the entry should the pupil(s) and/or teacher feel it will enhance their submission.
8. Entries will only be accepted once all compulsory competition requirements have been included.
9. The closing date for the competition is 23:59 on Tuesday 30 April 2024.
10. No responsibility will be accepted for entries lost or delayed in the post or incorrectly uploaded. Proof of posting will not be accepted as proof of delivery.
11. The panel of judges will include at least one member who is independent of the promoter. The decision of the judges is final and binding and no correspondence will be entered into.
12. The first prize will be awarded to the entry deemed by the judges to have showcased the variety of roles in the NHS in the most engaging way and that best meets the above criteria. This pupil or pair of pupils will be announced as the 'national winner'.
13. Ten regional winners will be selected, with one regional winner being chosen as the overall national winner. One regional winner will be chosen from each of the following regions: East Midlands; East of England; London; North East; North West; Thames Valley and Wessex; Kent, Surrey and Sussex; South West; West Midlands, and Yorkshire and the Humber.
14. The child – or pair – who submits the national winning entry, will receive a prize for their school, offered the opportunity to see their entry displayed in public and each receive a goody bag, a framed certificate and an Amazon voucher to the value of £50.
15. The children selected as regional winners will each receive a goody bag, a certificate and an Amazon voucher to the value of £25.
16. Highly commended certificates and best school entry certificates are awarded per entry, not per pupil.
17. There is no cash alternative for any prize in this competition.
18. We will aim to notify winning schools in writing by the start of June 2024.
19. Entries will not be returned to the school at the end of the competition.
20. Winners will be listed on the NHS Health Careers website in July 2024.
21. NHS England reserves the right to reproduce and utilise in whole or in part the entries submitted by pupils for information, publicity and promotional purposes. This includes the entries being displayed in an online gallery on the Step into the NHS website. By entering, each school agrees to secure parental agreement and authorises the use of names and addresses of the establishment to which it belongs and the names of participating teachers and pupils in any information, publicity or promotional activity linked to this competition.
22. Entering this competition implies full and complete acceptance of these terms and conditions of which entry instructions form a part. Promoter: NHS England. Registered address: Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8UGL. (Please DO NOT send entries to this address. Thank you.)