Table 1 Intervention phases, function, BCTs and the component and agent of delivery

Phase 1

Establish relationships with schools, children and families

Provide information on behaviour-health link

Whole school assembly (1x20 mins)

HeLP Coordinators

Creating a supportive context

Raise awareness and increase knowledge

Provide information on health behaviour link

Newsletter article

HeLP Coordinators

Literacy lesson (to create HeLP rap.poem) (1x1 hour)

Class teacher

Spring term (yr 5)

Promote positive attitudes and norms towards healthy eating and physical activity

Modelling/demonstrating behaviour

Activity workshops (2x1.5 hours)

Professional sportsmen/dancers

Prompt identification as a role model

Jan-March

Increase self-efficacy for behaviour change

Parent assembly (1x1 hour) involving child performances

Class teachers/HeLP Coordinator/Drama group

Provide information on behaviour-health link

Skill building

Phase 2

Strengthen relationships with schools, children and families

Provide information on health behaviour link

Education lessons (5x1 hour) (morning)

Class teacher

Intensive healthy lifestyles week – one week

Problem solving/barrier identification Modelling/demonstrating behaviour

Drama (5x2 hours) (afternoon)

Drama group

Increase knowledge

Increase self-awareness

Summer term (yr 5)

(forum theatre; role play; food tasting, discussions, games etc.).

Increase self-efficacy

April-June

Develop communication and problem solving skills

Prompt identification as a role model

Increase social support (school, peer and family)

Communication skills training

Teach to use prompts and cues

Phase 3

Increase awareness of own behaviour

Self-monitoring

Self-reflection questionnaire (1x40 mins)

HeLP Coordinator/Class teacher

Personal goal setting with parental support- goals set during week following drama

Goal setting (behaviour) Problem solving/barrier identification

Goal setting sheet to go home to parents to complete with child (1x10 mins)

HeLP Coordinator/Parents

Increase self-efficacy for change

Develop planning skills

Plan social support

Increase parental support

Provide information on where and when to perform a behaviour

1:1 goal setting interview (1x10 mins) (goals sent home to parents)

Summer term (yr 5)

HeLP Coordinator

June-July

Agree behavioural contract

Forum theatre assembly (1x1 hour)

HeLP Coordinator/Drama group

Prompt identification as a role model

Phase 4

Increase self-awareness and prioritise healthy goals.

Provide information on health behaviour link

Education lesson (1x1 hour)

Class teacher

Reinforcement activities

Consolidate social support.

Drama group/HeLP Coordinator

Drama workshop (1x1 hour). Followed by a class delivered assembly about the project to rest of school (1x20 mins).

Modelling/demonstrating behaviour

Prompt identification as a role model

Autumn term (yr 6)

Develop monitoring and coping skills

Increase parental support

Provide social approval

1-to-1 goal supporting interview to discuss facilitators/barriers and to plan new coping strategies (1x10 mins).

HeLP Coordinator

Prompt self-monitoring

Prompt intention formation

Sept-Dec

Follow up prompts

Prompt review of behavioural goals

(renewed goals sent home to parents)

Prompt barrier identification and resolution

Coping plans