Being a Good Leader


Being a Good Leader consists of twenty-one independent topics, each designed and specifically written to support the teaching of personal leadership.

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Being a Good Leader, we assume that pupils have accepted that our opening premise on leadership is true. Now is the time to learn about 'Being a good leader'. Pupils are encouraged to seek out opportunities in school, at home, and in the community to further develop their skills.

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
Being a Good Leader 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.


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Being a good leader

This unit aims to help pupils to understand:

The leadership attributes that people find attractive.
Some of the behaviours that leaders must avoid.
What it takes to be a successful leader.



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Dress to impress

This unit aims to help pupils to understand:

How appearance governs perception.
The importance of image.
Some of the 'unwritten' rules of acceptable dress.



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Student leaders

This unit aims to help pupils to understand:

The areas of school life where students could be more active.
The benefits of active participation in school life.
Several opportunities for contributing more fully to school life.



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Student leaders in action

This unit aims to help pupils to understand:

What some other students are doing in their schools.
An action plan.
A plan for your own leadership activity.



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Sporting leaders

This unit aims to help pupils to understand:

The role of the sports leader.
The key attributes that teammates seek in their captain.
The wider range of tasks that are expected of our sports leaders.



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Coaching

This unit aims to help pupils to understand:

The aims of peer coaching.
A simple coaching model that can be used in school and in the community.
How you can use your talents and skills you have acquired to help others.



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Emotional Literacy

This unit aims to help pupils to understand:

The value of clear and honest expression.
Why emotional literacy is as valuable as academic achievement.
A simple three word model and a bank of vocabulary that can help you develop your EL.



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All aboard! - being inclusive

This unit aims to help pupils to understand:

The idea of inclusion.
The benefits of an inclusive society.
The range of diversity in your daily life.



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Integrity - true to your word

This unit aims to help pupils to understand:

The qualities that contribute to this concept.
Some of the circumstances that showcase integrity.
The central importance of integrity to leadership.



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Praise and blame

This unit aims to help pupils to understand:

How giving praise wins praise.
How blame damages.
Opportunities for praise and how to deliver it.



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Discipline - one rule for all

This unit aims to help pupils to understand:

How rules can unite a cause.
How breaking rules can lead to ruin.
The importance of justice for all.



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Trusting others

This unit aims to help pupils to understand:

The components of trust.
Those with whom you already give trust.
The power of giving somebody your trust.



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Leading wisely

This unit aims to help pupils to understand:

How to build upon your existing skills.
What it is that followers require from leaders.
The key tasks of a good leader.



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Loyalty

This unit aims to help pupils to understand:

The necessity of conditional loyalty.
The dangers of absolute loyalty.
Those people and causes deserving of your loyalty.



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Management skills

This unit aims to help pupils to understand:

The link between 'hard' and 'soft' skills.
Time management.
The role of management in leadership.



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Empathy

This unit aims to help pupils to understand:

How to build upon your Emotional Literacy skills.
The importance of good 'people skills'.
A variety of ways to develop your 'empathetic' skills.



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Taking risks

This unit aims to help pupils to understand:

Success often relies on taking a risk.
How to calculate risk.
The idea of intelligent risk taking.



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Beating the 'blues'

This unit aims to help pupils to understand:

The things that make you happy.
How to develop a strategy to deal with the bad times.
The importance of keeping stress under control.



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Failure - a step forward

This unit aims to help pupils to understand:

How to recognise the opportunity to adjust your goals.
The importance of optimism and persistence.
The potential advantages of not getting it right first time.



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Chairing a meeting

This unit aims to help pupils to understand:

The constituents of a good meeting.
The importance of strong leadership.
How to conduct an effective meeting.



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Pass it on

This unit aims to help pupils to understand:

The importance of modelling good leadership.
The value of identifying and preparing new leaders.
Three ways to encourage others to take the lead.



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