Taking the Lead
Taking the Lead consists of twenty-one independent topics, each designed and specifically written to support the teaching of personal leadership.
The 21 units of Taking the Lead actively encourage personal development. Creating a vision, articulating goals, team leading and speech writing are just some of the practical sessions that mingle with an examination of further leadership skills. The units are punctuated with tasks that encourage reflection and review. By the time pupils reach the final unit they are in a position to monitor their progress and plan their next steps.
The main thrust of the units is directed at personal leadership development, ethics, morality and an awareness of community and social justice. The units are designed to be acceptable to pupils from all backgrounds, cultures and beliefs.
The availability of the twenty-one Taking the Lead units from our Learning to Lead programme allows schools, teachers, tutors and parents to create a bespoke, context specific character through leadership sequenced curriculum that focuses on teaching the knowledge, language, values and behaviours that underpin effective leadership and provides a framework that complements the delivery of PSHCE and SMSC education.
Taking the lead
This unit aims to help pupils to understand:
How taking the lead begins when we make a decision.
How to make good decisions.
A process that leads to good decision-making.
Why me?
This unit aims to help pupils to understand:
The potential that is within each of us.
The reality that life will continually provide opportunities to realise that potential.
That you are the subject of continual assessment by others.
Knowing your worth
This unit aims to help pupils to understand:
The skill bank you already possess.
The importance of knowing who you are and what you can do.
The attributes that you need to develop in order to take the lead.
Having a belief
This unit aims to help pupils to understand:
The meaning of conviction.
Values that unite others in belief.
The concept of altruism.
Creating a vision
This unit aims to help pupils to understand:
The difference between belief and vision.
The factors that turn belief into vision.
The transformation from belief to vision.
Team leading
This unit aims to help pupils to understand:
Other people's qualities.
How skills of the individual have a vital role in the team project.
The skills and strategies of a good team leader.
Learning to listen
This unit aims to help pupils to understand:
Why effective listening matters.
How to respond when listening.
The importance of listening as a leadership skill.
Goal setting
This unit aims to help pupils to understand:
The importance of developing your vision by setting goals.
SMART goals.
SMART goals to assist your personal development.
Giving a speech
This unit aims to help pupils to understand:
The power of the spoken word.
The skills of an effective speaker.
Some of the key characteristics of a good speaker.
The power of the pen
This unit aims to help pupils to understand:
The importance of a written diary.
The value of personal communication.
How writing can strengthen a leader's position.
Perseverance - stick at it!
This unit aims to help pupils to understand:
The power within you.
The benefits of travelling the "extra mile".
A pathway to personal potential.
Dealing with difficult people
This unit aims to help pupils to understand:
Some of the behaviours that signal trouble.
The golden rules for dealing with conflict.
The potential for conflict and a strategy to deal with it.
True to the cause
This unit aims to help pupils to understand:
The value of commitment.
Leading by example.
Why loyalty is a two-way process.
Resilience - standing firm
This unit aims to help pupils to understand:
The reality that success is seldom achieved at the first attempt.
The way to deal with opposition is to hold on to your belief.
It is the quality of the character that allows a person to rebound from misfortune, hardship and traumas.
Problem solving
This unit aims to help pupils to understand:
Problem solving as a key leadership activity.
Strategies that may help you to resolve difficulties.
Why "A problem shared is a problem solved".
Enterprise - the first move
This unit aims to help pupils to understand:
That there can be no progress without risk.
Why good leaders take risks.
The key qualities of courage and belief.
Motivation
This unit aims to help pupils to understand:
The six main motivators.
Some of the behaviours that leaders adopt to motivate.
Some key traits of good motivators.
Knowledge is power
This unit aims to help pupils to understand:
Knowledgeable leaders make good decisions.
Good leaders are not afraid to share knowledge.
A leader inspires confidence by what he/she knows.
Being assertive
This unit aims to help pupils to understand:
Good leaders have self confidence.
Being forceful is not the same as being aggressive.
The importance of assertive leadership.
Credibility
This unit aims to help pupils to understand:
The concept of the role model.
The value of experience and example.
Some of the reasons behind a person's choice of leader.
We are all leaders
This unit aims to help pupils to understand:
That different skills are required for different tasks.
Your current portfolio of leadership traits.
Your personal, leadership development plan.
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