Wellacre’s Student Leadership Conference

Posted at 1:22 pm on 11th October, 2023

Future Leaders’ Training

Wellacre’s Year 11 Senior Leadership team and House student representatives gathered for our annual Student Leadership Conference on 2nd October. 

   

Mrs O’Neill, Assistant Principal for Personal Development, led the training which invests in young leaders and aims to develop their leadership skills. 

   

Student leadership is important at Wellacre and provides a real opportunity for students to promote student voice, to make a difference, to learn and grow in their role, and ultimately, to make a positive contribution to their school.

The conference began with a keynote from Principal, Mrs Sharrock, about the importance of a leadership role, the challenges and the shared vision for Wellacre.   

  

Mrs Sharrock, Principal, said:

“I am really looking forward to working with the Student Leaders this year. They are going to make a really good team.”

Students then participated in a series of icebreaker and team-building activities to help House teams get to know one another.  A group discussion also took place in which students analysed the qualities of good leaders.

Year 9 Zack, Pankhurst’s Vice Captain, said:

“I learned a lot and I feel like I know how to approach my role as a Student Leader.  My leadership skills have improved and the team-building activities helped us to get to know our House teams.”

House teams were then tasked to use the knowledge and skills learned to plan a 20-minute training session, to include an ice breaker, sharing of the house leadership vision and a team building activity promoting the skills of leadership. They will deliver this training session to all the House Form Representatives at their next House/Year 11 meeting. 

Zack added:

“We organised training for our Form Representatives and I learned to show them how important they are and what they should bring to their role.”

Mrs O’Neill, Assistant Principal for Personal Development, said:

“Students worked really hard at our Conference and came up with some fantastic and considered ideas and responses. I was really proud of them. I look forward to meeting them at our first Executive Council on 17th October.”