Student leadership skills

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Student leaders or emerging leaders

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It is essential to empower student leaders to execute their role, and future leadership positions in an AI-driven world, with confidence and skill.

This is even more important within a boarding context, where leadership teams have to live with those they lead.

• What makes a great leader? Leadership models unpacked.

• How do you build a leadership team around the 4 Vs?

  • Values: why are we doing this?

  • Vision: what are we trying to achieve?

  • Voyage: how are we going to get there, with particular focus upon: 

    • Listening skills

    • Empathy

    • Conflict resolution

  • Validation: how do we measure impact?

Developing listening and empathy skills

Older primary and all secondary

Empathy is a core emotional intelligence skill: it helps young people to understand others, build strong relationships,  make better decisions and improve conflict resolution skills.

Empathy and listening skills will become even more valued in the increasingly automated workplace of the future.

• What makes an effective listener? Listening skills unpacked.

• How do listen better to communicate better:

  • Micro-, macro- and me-listening

  • Asking effective questions

• How do we treat others as they want to be treated? 

  • Rethinking the ‘Golden Rule’ using the medium of storytelling

Careers coaching

- Supporting neurodivergent families

- Navigating the exam season

- Coaching skills for parents

- Managing conflict at home

Making big decisions about the future is tough.

Guiding young people towards choices that align with their personal values will help them to achieve their goals in the short term, and help them to gain greater job- and life satisfaction in the longer term.

• What drives you? Exploring the ‘10 Cs’ of motivation, including curiosity, competition and collaboration.

• What’s important to you? Coaching exercises to identify personal values and strengths

• What’s next?

Building a roadmap for your careers journey

Cultural competency skills

Years 9-13

We live in the age of globalisation, interacting on a daily basis with a diverse range of individuals.

Developing cultural competency will help young people to effectively interact, work, and develop meaningful relationships with people of different backgrounds to their own. These skills are less easy to replicate by AI so will be highly valued in future. 

• What’s important to you? Coaching exercises to identify personal values

• What’s your lens? Understanding the lenses that shape the way we see the world

• How do listen better to communicate better:

• Micro-, macro- and me-listening

• Asking effective questions

• How do we treat others as they want to be treated? 

• Rethinking the ‘Golden Rule’ using the medium of storytelling

Oracy and confidence

Older primary and all secondary

Oracy skills are essential to improving academic attainment and employability but also carry a host of social and emotional benefits by enabling us to connect with others.

• Where’s your comfort zone? Exploring comfort, stretch and panic zones

• What’s important to you? Coaching exercise to build confidence and self-esteem

• How do listen better to communicate better:

• Micro-, macro- and me-listening

• Asking effective questions

• How to speak more confidently

• Oracy exercises to target key skills

• What’s next? Roadmapping targets and next steps