Student leadership

Our Student Leadership workshops introduce students to the principles of leadership, and then work on the practicalities of what this means in a school.

The workshops cover the four cornerstones of leadership: vision, values, passion and people skills.

Each student then gets the time and opportunity to practice some of the practical skills that are required to lead effectively. This is done through interactive leadership games.

This workshop helps students improve their:

• Leadership skills
• Confidence
• Communication skills
• Problem solving

KEY MESSAGES

The principles of leadership

• Defining leadership and why it’s necessary
• The characteristics of good leaders
• The different styles of leadership

The cornerstones of leadership

• Vision
• Values (often includes work on deriving a statement of the group’s core values)
• Passion
• People Skills

The art and skills of leadership

• Communicating – Listening, clarifying, informing, persuading, directing
• Motivating – Influencing, challenging, inspiring
• Managing – Problem solving, scheduling, delegating, fire fighting
• Enabling – Removing barriers, providing resources
• Supporting – Serve to lead

MORE RESOURCES ON LEADERSHIP

• 5 ways to be a better leader
• Building a good team around you
• 5 ways to motivate others
• 8 ways to be a better listener
• Overcome the impostor syndrome
• Studies that every teacher needs to know: the one about effort being contagious