Young Leaders
The Archbishop of York Youth Trust Young Leader’s Award is a scheme for Key Stage 2 children which develops key leadership skills while also making a difference in the local community.
Following a launch assembly, 15 children from Year 5 follow a programme led by ‘Archie Bishop’ and his friends, which looks at different levels of leadership and how children can help to improve their world.
Programme
Session 1 – Leadership Skills
Session 2 and 3 – Inspirational Leaders and what we do as leaders already
Session 4 – A walk around the local community identifying places of need
Session 5 – The National Community and Charities
Session 6 – The Global Community and Issues of Justice
Community Action Project – This is for the children to plan and run an event or project to promote or help the community. (Examples include a litter pick, tidying up an old community garden area, planning an event at a care home, sponsored event in school to raise money for the community etc).
Our last 2 groups of Young Leaders have been involved in some great things with the community including working alongside the Parish Council to develop an area of land in Grappenhall and planting some lovely flowers. They have also tidied up the churchyard and surrounding areas, run a stall at the local fayre and visited a local church group to talk to people there and share what they have been doing in school.
All children receive a scrapbook and stationary to complete their programme and also a copy of ‘Archie’s Challenge Grid’ – a range of 25 challenges of which the children must complete 5 at home eg wash the car, visit a neighbour, tidy up the garden etc.
The aims of the scheme include building confidence, motivation, teamwork, resilience, raising aspirations and motivation and it also supports the Church of England Vision for Education and SIAMS. It is great to see our Young Leaders in action!
