24-Hour Movement Toolkits
Help children and young people move more, sit less, sleep better, and feel healthier with the 24-Hour Movement Guidelines Toolkits.
Developed by the Youth Sport Trust and inspired by the Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines, these resources support schools to take a whole-day approach to movement, rest, and wellbeing. Rather than focusing only on PE lessons or sports clubs, the toolkits help pupils understand how movement habits across the entire day contribute to better health, wellbeing, and learning.
The approach is built around four simple messages:
- Sweat – be active and raise your heart rate
- Step – move more throughout the day
- Sleep – get enough quality rest
- Sit – reduce prolonged periods of sitting
Together, these daily habits help children and young people develop healthier, more balanced lifestyles.
What's included?
The 24-Hour Movement Guidelines are delivered through two complementary toolkits.
Teachers Toolkit
Designed to help schools introduce and embed the 24-Hour Movement approach.
The toolkit includes:
- Guidance on UK recommendations for physical activity, sleep and rest
- Information on the links between movement, sitting, sleep and wellbeing
- Activities to introduce the approach to young leaders
- Resources to support pupil-led promotion and engagement.
Young Leaders Toolkit
Co-designed with young people to help pupils become champions for movement and wellbeing.
The toolkit includes:
- Activities exploring the Sweat, Step, Sit, Sleep messages
- Practical ideas for making healthy changes throughout the day
- Peer leadership opportunities
- Resources to support positive behaviour change in school and at home.
Supporting resources include an introductory webinar, branded presentation slides, promotional posters, a solutions table, personal record chart, social media posts and adverts, plus a parent and carer postcard.
Everything you need to introduce and promote a whole-school approach to movement and wellbeing.
How to use
Getting started is simple. Use the Teachers Toolkit to introduce the 24-Hour Movement approach and empower young leaders to champion healthy habits across your school community.
Simply follow these steps to get started:
1. Download the toolkits
Access the Teachers Toolkit and Young Leaders Toolkit, along with the supporting resources provided.
2. Introduce the 24-Hour Movement approach
Use the resources in lessons, assemblies, tutor time, enrichment activities or across the wider school day to explore the Sweat, Step, Sit and Sleep messages.
3. Empower pupils to lead change
Support young leaders to share key messages with their peers, families and wider school community, helping to create lasting habits that support health and wellbeing.
Why it works
The 24-Hour Movement approach recognises that health and wellbeing are shaped by how children spend their entire day, not just during dedicated physical activity sessions.
By helping pupils balance movement, sitting, rest and sleep, schools can support improved physical health, mental wellbeing and readiness to learn.
Together, the Teachers Toolkit and Young Leaders Toolkit encourage sustainable behaviour change through simple, achievable actions that fit naturally into everyday life.
Access the Resources
Teachers Toolkit
Youth Sport Trust
Young Leaders Toolkit
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