Applying to be a Leader
As part of joining the Leadership Academy, all students must complete an application/enrolment form. They must have a particular Leadership Role in mind to join the academy as it is not only learning about Leadership but also practically applying what is being learned that is as equally as important. Once all applicants have been chosen in particular areas, the staff leads for these should then pass on all successful applications to the AHT: Personal Development who will store these securely.
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Leadership Training
As part of the Leadership Academy, students at all levels will receive training, specifically in 3 distinct parts:
- Training related to leadership attributes
- Training related to wider leadership skills
- Training specific to the role
As part of the Leadership Academy, students at all levels will receive training, specifically in the following areas led by the Assistant Headteacher: Personal Development and a designated House Leader.
- Session 1 – An Introduction to Leadership and diagnostic
- Session 2 – Vision, values and principles
- Session 3 – Increasing Peer Participation
- Session 4 – Communication Part 1
- Session 5 – Communication Part 2
- Session 6 – Modelling and leading others
- Session 7 – Leading Publically (including Public Speaking)
- Session 8 – Building and Sustaining a Team
- Session 9 – Reflections and review
Your Obligations as a Leader
As part of joining the Leadership Academy, all students must sign an annual contract. This sets out the agreement of expectations as a leader for: modelling expectations; specific duties; and the benefits of being within the Leadership Academy. The contracts will be housed with the Assistant Headteacher who may be required to aid discussions where students may be in breach of their contractual obligations.
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The Portfolio of Your Actions
As part of the leadership Academy, students will graduate at key points where their achievements can be celebrated. In order to support this graduation process there is an appropriate level of evidencing that students must do in order to graduate. The level of evidence is appropriate to the level of graduation. The evidencing for each graduate level can be seen as follows:
BRONZE – Evidence as to how they have developed their own leadership using the leadership criteria.
SILVER – Evidence as to how they have developed their own leadership and the leadership of others, using the leadership criteria.
GOLD – Completed a portfolio as to how they have led a community through positive change, using the leadership criteria
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