Episode 10: We speak to Sophie, Keaton and Mrs Scott in our final episode for the year. We review the Play Leader programme and discuss what we enjoyed and what we might do next year to make things even better!

Episode 9: We speak to record numbers in our penultimate podcast with St Peter’s. We have Lucas and Kristen from Yr5, and Mrs Ince, Miss McNamara and Mrs Worthington. We hear the about the impact the Yr5 Play Leaders are making from a staff perspective and how the Play Leader programme is developing real life superpowers.

Episode 4: We speak to Emily, Ysabel and Sophie and talk about the importance of leaving your comfort zone to learn and develop. We talk about communication and the challenges we faced during our learning today when being required to speaking and read in front of others.

Episode 5: We speak to Sophia, Libby, George and Mia and talk about the skills developed during our time together. We discuss time management, risk taking, loyalty, teamwork and more and how these skills are important in school and in every day life.

Episode 3: We speak to Ole, Gracie and Archie about our team building challenges and how communication plays an important role in the work we do as leaders. We discuss how our positive body language can make others feel better and discuss the skills and strengths of our ‘leader heroes’!

Episode 2: We speak to Mahnoor, Karl and April as discuss some of the activities covered today. We discuss leadership and time management and the importance of understanding what we are good at. We discuss how hard it can be to talk about the things we’re good at and how we can ‘champion’ each other to support and encourage the people around us

Episode 1: We speak to Ava, Jayden and Ben to discuss the theme of ‘leadership’ and the work we have completed in our first session. We discuss the importance of becoming a leader in making decisions every day and why taking risks to leave your comfort zone can develop your confidence.

We speak to Jaden, Ben and Colby about the Play leader journey so far. Jaden and Ben explain the skills they've been working on to become a play leader and how these skills will help them in other areas of their life. Colby joins us to share how the current Play Leaders have inspired him to want to become a play leader next year.

We speak to Millie, Sophie and Mason as we discuss the reason why they applied to become a Play Leader and we delve into their learnings, impact and whether they would recommend this role to future Yr5s next year.

Episode 6: We speak to Jacob, Bobby and Ocean and we see how the first week of play leadership with the Reception, Yr1 and Y2 children has gone. We also talk about why clear rules are important and how we can get frustrated if the rules and boundaries are not explained well.