7 of the best student leadership resources

Resources to inspire and promote student leadership

Tes Resources Team

20th June 2024

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Activities and guidance resources to explore leadership skills with secondary students

Empower your students and you’ll reap the benefits. Whether it’s as part of a school council or within the classroom, pupils with extra responsibility tend to engage more with the learning process and feel a greater sense of community.

So, why not give it a go with this selection of hand-picked leadership resources? Choose from starter kits for developing effective student councils, leadership challenges and activities to promote discussion on the characteristics of good leaders.

For the classroom

RadicalPedagogy

Micro Leadership: Students as Leaders

FREE

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Leadership isn't always about trying to be Gandhi. It's about doing little things the right way, frequently. In this resource, students are encouraged to spot leadership qualities in the every day actions of others and to commit themselves to a Micro-leadership Manifesto. Perfect for Tutor Time, As...

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Inspirational Leaders table numbers

£1.00

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Bright and attractive table numbers with pictures of inspirational leaders along with a key quote for each. Numbering tables is useful as a behaviour management technique that fosters sense of productive competition and enables praise to be given to groups of students as well as individuals.

EC Resources

Careers - Leadership Skills

£3.16

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1 hour fully resourced Careers lesson focusing on why future employers are looking for leadership skills, what these are and how we can use them and demonstrate we have these. Ideal as part of a unit for the Gatsby Benchmark Careers Guidelines. The lesson sees students investigate the different f...

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Sports leaders task cards

£3.00

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This resource has 8 different activities for students to set up and lead to develop their thinking and leadership skills. It encourages students to think about the characteristics they will need to be an effective leader and ensures they evaluate the effectiveness of their leadership skills.