Episode 1: We speak to Mollie, Troy, Yousuf, Gracie and Logan to discuss the themes we’ve been exploring in our first session together. This is day one of our Learner to Leader programme and in this episode we explore the transition that the children have made in how they perceive themselves. We talk about ‘little ACTs of leadership’ and discuss how the ACTing habit can help us make better decisions for taking action.

Episode 1: Today we speak to Michaela, Larenzo, Liam and Nicole about the leadership challenges we face on a day to day basis, and why these skills are so important for our leadership development. We also discuss the comfort zone and how taking small risks on a regular basis can help to stretch our comfort zone and improve our confidence levels.

Episode 2: In todays episode we speak to Azhan, Khadeeja, Rumaiza and Rehman about the challenges presented to them in our daily leadership activity. The children talk about honesty, teamwork, patience and resilience amongst other necessary skills.

Episode 1: We speak to Edafe, Sienna and Alfie to discuss some of the things we covered on day 1 of our Learner to Leader course. We explored how it feels when speaking in front of an audience and discuss some of the things we worry about when presenting to others. We cover some of the skills we need to be a great leader of ourselves and then lead other people.

We speak to Aleeza, Yakyha, Adam and Magdalena today about the range of leadership skills we believe are the most important within our school setting. We also touch on what it means to move between the comfort, stretch and panic zones and which zone is optimal for learning.

Episode 5: In this episode we conclude our summer club podcast by discussing how the young people have changed over the five. The young people share what they were like when they started the programme, how they feel now and how they’ll use their knowledge and skills in the future when they start their new journeys in Yr7.

Episode 4: In this episode, we explore a definition of leadership and talk about the skills required to be a leader. The young people prioritise the skills they feel are most important for leadership and the reasons why they feel these skills are important.

Episode 3: In this episode, we talk about ‘awareness’, and how taking time to stop to pay attention to to the things that are going on around us can help us notice the way we are are feeling and how this can develop the skill of empathy. We liken ourselves to an iceberg where only a small proportion is visible to the outside world, and how our deeper emotions and personality traits can often be unknown to both ourselves and others until we begin to raise our awareness. We explore how we learn and grow more when in safe and supportive environments.

Episode 2: In this episode, we discuss the skills and strengths we see in each other and how it feels when others recognise these skills in us and share that with us. We also explore the Comfort Zone, Stretch Zone and Panic Zone and how these zones affect us in day to day life.

Episode 1: In this episode we talk about the skills required for leaders and how our hobbies, interests and experiences actually develop key skills that we need in life. We explored the strengths we saw in one participant when he stood up and presented to others and challenges faced through positive self talk.