Student Councils from Six Schools Working Together
South East Cornwall Multi Academy Regional Trust
Mr Buckley CEO SMART Student Council – Our first year
1. July 7th 2016 Logo – At Bodmin media suite
th th 2. Nov 8 Vision – Primaries in Landulph and 11 – Secondaries in Saltash.net
3. Jan 16th Website – after a planning meeting on Dec 7th
th 4. Mar 30 Structures – discussing how we structure the council
th 5. July 7 Rewarding Leadership – deciding on the scheme SMART Student Council – Our second year
6. Meeting 6 in Landulph on 9th October 2017 Leadership level 1 – what is it and how do you get it?
7. Meeting 7 will be on 5th December in Saltash First Badge wearers + Student Led building surveys
8. Meeting 8 will be on 2nd February in Trewidland School Launch of student leadership scheme and awards
9. Meeting 9 will be on 28th March in Looe Community Academy Student Leadership level 2
10. Meeting 10 will be on 18th May In Liskeard Leadership training including - Future, Engage, Deliver!
11. Meeting 11 will be on 9th July in Dobwalls school Looking to next year SMART Student Council – Our third year
12. Meeting 12 in Landulph on 18th October 2018 – today! Helping to appoint Mrs Ball, the new Headteacher of Landulph School 13. Meeting 13 in Liskeard on 4th December Relaunching Leadership level 1 with the new council and deciding level 2 14. Meeting 14 in Trewidland on 1st February
15. Meeting 15 in Looe on 28th March
16. Meeting 16 in Saltash on 24th May
17. Meeting 17 in Dobwalls on 5th July What is happening today? 9:30 -10:10 Welcome from Mr Buckley and a brief introduction to the day for those arriving early and warm ups. 10:10 – 10:50 Session 1– What do we mean by level 1 leaders? 10:50 – 11:05 Break 1 - 11:05 – 11:15 How to do lesson observations 11:15 – 11:45 Visiting lessons and seeing the school in action 11:45 – 12:45 Session 2 – Defining level 2 12:45 – 13:15 Our next steps then packed lunch 13:30 Minibus comes to pick up Till 3:00 Minibus and Write up back at your school Warm up – Ice Breaker Games (5-10 mins)
• SPLAT • Thumbs up • Disney character headbands • Mexican wave • Alphabet zoo • Chinese whispers • Make a word Warm up – Getting into groups
1. Each Primary – get into 2 groups: Group A and Group B
2. Each Secondary – get into 2 groups PLUS one Primary Helper
3. Work out what team you are in and say ‘Team 1 over here’ etc. Team 1 = Landulph ‘A’ + Dobwalls ‘B’ + 1 Saltash Helper Team 2 = Landulph ‘B’ + Trewidland ‘A’ + 1 Looe Helper Team 3 = Dobwalls ‘A’ + Trewidland ‘B’ + 1 Liskeard Helper Team 4 = Saltash ‘A’ + Liskeard ‘A’ + Looe ‘A’ group Team 5 = Saltash ‘B’ + Liskeard ‘B’ + Looe ‘B’ group Question 1 What is leadership? and why is it so important for children to learn it? The SECRET of outstanding leadership
Leaders are reliable - organised, resilient and Self-Managers calm. They don’t give up easily Leaders make changes happen – they Effective Participators stand up for what they believe in and what others believe in Leaders start with Why – they think deeply to Creative Thinkers solve problems creatively and help others imagine their vision Leaders Plan, Do and Review – they seek Reflective Learners feedback and listen to keep learning and improving Leaders are knowledgeable and fair – Enquirers their curiosity and open mindedness lets them see both sides Leaders coach others and build teams Team Workers – they create positive teams in which everyone grows Leaders have to be good at… The 3 P model calls these…
Leading themselves ! Personal Strength, organised, resilient Personal
Working with people. Mentoring, Coaching, Listening etc. Private
Leading people. Presenting, speaking out, taking the lead Public Nobody is born an outstanding leader – we all need to learn how to climb the leadership ladder
Level 9: Influencing leadership internationally Level 8: Leading a group of organisations Level 7: Leading complex organisations Level 6: Professional knowledge to grow level 5 leaders Level 5: Making real, long term change happen Level 4: Taking a leading role and creating great teams Level 3: Using your initiative – no problem too great Level 2: Making teams achieve more together Level 1: Reliable and helpful If your level 1 leaders are not strong it is impossible to be successful
Avoid people who want to be the boss more than they want to help the team
You can only hold up a pyramid by yourself for so long Task 1 – The hot seat Everyone must come up with one reason why leadership is so important so we can get more children involved in leadership in SMART.
Work as a team Hot seat first - “Quick – 10 seconds – why is leadership important” Throw in ideas second – “You could say.. Or… or..”
Hot seat again – “Quick – 10 seconds – why is leadership important” Task 2 – Who is a skilled Team builder?
1. Point to who made you feel most included
2. Point to who made you feel most valued
3. Point to the person who helped you most
4. Admitting you need help is a critical quality a. Put your hand up if you feel you were the person who needed most help b. Point to the person you feel needed most help c. Put your hand up if you did anything to help them Question 2 How do we award the level 1 leadership badges? SMART Student Leaders – Agreed so far 1. The level 1 badge will be red, level 2 orange etc. 2. Your student council award leadership badges 3. Only leaders with higher than level 2 can award level 2 badges (same for all the other levels)
4. People need ‘Proof’ (Evidence) they should pass
5. Badge design is L1 Leader Here is the level colour SMART How to get a level 1 leadership badge
Get a Leadership level 1 form: (Office OR smart-trust.net)
Find a level 1 leader: (Staff OR a student with a badge)
Ask for a level 1 leadership Task: (Ideas on the website)
Prove you completed it well and on time: (The leader who set you the task and two other witnesses can sign the form)
When you have done 3– hand them all in to reception for the student council. Then wait to hear in an assembly. Good ideas used by level 1 leaders last year All help others, all take resilience, all need no reminding, all take proof, all are a challenge
Daily for a half term 5 weeks, once a week Longer term, less often
• Caring for fish, chickens etc. • An article for newsletter or • Writing up the minutes of with no reminders website once a week 5 times student council meetings • Daily paper round / job • Taking the lead for a team of • Plan and deliver a presentation • Daily random acts of kindness you at weekly rehearsals for a or performance to adults or a (see Liskeard 12 days of Xmas) performance or a play larger audience • • • Being a young carer and taking Volunteering for something Creating a report for governors siblings to school, pick up etc. hard that you find challenging and present it (for example the once a week or that needs once buildings conditions or a survey) • Being a young carer with regular a week actions • Achieve £50 or more in fund daily duties e.g. reading to.. • Be the reliable support to raising ideas (they don’t have to • Reliably doing dishes or other someone who was missing be your ideas) daily task without reminder deadlines so that they don’t for • Take an active helpful role at 5 weeks • A house point /merit/ achieved after school events each day for helping others • Be sports equipment monitor Task 3 – Ideas for level 1
Imagine someone comes up to you and says
“I want to do level 1 leadership – will you be my mentor? What would you like me to do?”
Come up with as many ideas as you can that fit your school The School Tour • The leaders and student councillors from Liskeard will each take a group and act as a guide.
• You will stay with your group and follow the tour of the school.
• You will stand for 5 -10 minutes in a few lessons to see how the teacher is teaching the subject and compare it to how you are taught in your school
• When you return to the conference room we will discuss what you have seen The MAT Student Council last What is level 2 year voted for these top 3 big leadership? ideas… 1. Student Led Clubs Creating and leading a team that… 2. A Leadership YouTube channel • has everyone at least at level 1 3. A Student Led Radio Station and Newsletter • Is positive and focussed on solutions • Gets things done on time Also requested from others • Achieves more together • Solves its own problems 4. Make your Student Council work better as a team • Lots of trust and respect 5. Global development goals LSCC • Everyone listens and everyone is heard 6. Help develop anti-bullying Level 2 leaders must understand ETHOS
A Greek word that means Character
What is the ‘Character’ or ethos of your school? E.g. Hardworking, kind
What will be the ‘Character’ or Ethos of your team?
How do you set up an ethos and For interest… Pathos = the emotions people feel about your team keep it? Logos = the logical ideas that make your team unique Leadership Quality Yes No Total Last year the Looks at both sides of an argument 8 8 Intelligent 4 4 Student Reliable 4 4 Council Determined 6 2 4 choses these Listens well 3 3 Offers ideas 3 3 Top Interested 3 3 Leadership Asks questions 4 1 3 Qualities for Thoughtful 4 1 3 Strong opinions 4 1 3 level 1 Caring 4 1 3 leaders Friendly 3 1 2 Smiles 3 1 2 Fair 3 1 2 1 Debate and rate the conditions 2 3 for level 2 Lead a team of at least 4? 4 L2 task takes half a term ? Must have an action plan? 5 Assessed by someone on L2 already? 6 Can teachers award a pass? How much help from teachers? 7 L2 leader sets all their team L1 tasks so 8 everyone helps in their project? 9 Everyone on the team is at least L1? 10 Must do 3 L2 tasks to pass? 11 The team task must provide a service for others? 12 Team has to produce evidence? 13 Set by someone on L2 already? Use a form like in L1? 14 Minimum age? How to get a level 2 leadership badge
Get a Leadership level 2 form: (Office OR smart-trust.net)
Find a level 2 leader and ask for a level 2 task: (Staff OR a student with a badge – ideas on the website)
Pull together your team of >= 4, level 1 leaders: (Your first task may end up being helping the 4 get their level 1 badges )
Prove you completed it well and on time: (The leader who set you the task and two other witnesses can sign the form)
When you have done 3– hand them all in to reception for the student council. Then wait to hear in an assembly. Good ideas for level 2 leaders All help others, all take resilience, all need no reminding, all take proof, all are a challenge
Daily for a half term 5 weeks, once a week Longer term, less often
Lead a team of >= 4 who… Lead a team of >= 4 who… Lead a team of >= 4 who… • Manage a room which other • Create a regular newsletter • Do a fundraising campaign that children can use in a break or • Create a performance raises at least £20 each lunchtime • • Run a regular lunchtime club Programmes for a leadership you tube channel • Promote and support level 1 • Set up and run a newsletter or leaders to learn the skills to student led radio station earn a badge • Manage sports or other equipment What level 2 projects are happening already?
• Dobwalls – Getting the whole team to level 1 – who would lead this? Other ideas?
• Landulph – What age should it start? Who could lead everyone to a level 1?
• Looe – Update and who could get the team to a 1?
• Liskeard – 12 days of Christmas & Global Development Goals
• Trewidland – What ages and any ideas? Publicity?
• Saltash.net – Any ideas – whole team at level 1 ? Agreed actions for next time?
• Dobwalls –
• Landulph –
• Looe –
• Liskeard –
• Trewidland –
• Saltash.net – Agreed actions for next time Working party or whole student council?
• How long before the whole team is level 1 • What about younger children – what is the minimum age? Big ideas?
And our top three are…
1. Student Led Clubs
2. A Leadership YouTube channel
3. A Student Led Radio Station and Newsletter Level 2 – First challenge
• Getting the student council operating well • Charity challenges How to get a Level 1 SMART Leadership badge Session 3 – Questions!
Today is the first day of interviews for the Headteacher post at Landulph Primary School.
Landulph Student Council will be asking the candidates questions that they have prepared. You will have the opportunity to observe and make notes on how well the candidates answered their questions.
The candidates will also have a chance to ask you questions about the MAT Student Council and how student voice works within your Councils.