Developing Learning through Student Leadership

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Developing Learning through Student Leadership
Lea Valley High School
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Developing Learning through Student Leadership
Sports Leadership
Peer Teaching
Raising Standards
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• One of the aims of the specialist programme is
  to
• develop, within the school, characteristics
  which signal its specialist ethos and identity
  and which are reflected in the schools mission
  and objectives - including through encouragement
  of increased take-up and interest in the
  specialist subjects
• DfES Specialist School Programme 2005

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One of our aims as a Sports College

• To promote student responsibility and their
  engagement in learning. (SIP priority 4)
• Through Sports College status, the school values
  and recognises the need to enhance opportunities
  for student leadership, which has been identified
  through analysis, reflection and review of the
  curriculum.

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Rationale

• 14 -19 vertical curriculum based on age not
  ability.
• PE identified distinct accredited pathways that
  offer opportunities for students to develop their
  leadership skills that gain recognition for the
  work that they do both within the Sports College
  and School Sport Partnership.
• Student leadership was recognised within the
  school improvement plan as a priority for raising
  standards.

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Stepping Stones
Student Leadership across the SSP Sports Leader
placements in primary schools Special School
project Top Link and Sports Festivals Transition
programme MUSSA Camps Community
volunteering
Student Leadership
Students as Expert Leaders Advanced
Leaders Students as Researchers (Vocational
learners) Peer Mediators Students as Teachers

Students as Group Leaders Established
Leaders Lead in an aspect of learning e.g core /
plenary
Students as Mini leaders Emerging Leaders Sports
monitor / leads warm up captain for team
Active Participants Leaders in Learning Student
Voice Assessment for Learning Personalised
Learning
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Student Leadership in PE and School Sport

• Who can be a good leader?
• What does student leadership look like?
• How do you measure impact?

• A pathway for student leadership will include
  opportunities for learners to develop the 4 Rs
  and become
• Responsible
• Resourceful
• Respectful
• Responsive

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Principles for Student Leadership

• Enhance skills of organisation, team-work,
  communication and planning
• Motivate young people to offer these skills
  within the community
• Develop skills and qualities for future
  employment

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Steps to Success? A process model to bring about
success
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A new climate?

• Working together giving young people a say
• to encourage the involvement of children and
  young people in decision-making processes.
• If you give students a voice then you have to
  be prepared to listen

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Reflection

• One thing Ive learnt today
• One thing I would like to hear more about
• One thing I will do when I get back to school