Where could your school use support?
Perhaps pupils need help settling in, working together or finding the confidence to contribute. We shape practical days, workshops and longer programmes around the areas you want to strengthen.
Help pupils connect and feel part of your school community.
Some pupils are still finding friendships or struggle to work beyond their familiar groups.
Shared team challenges give them a reason to talk, contribute and get to know one another, with instructors supporting participation.
Give a new cohort opportunities to settle in together.
Starting at a new school brings unfamiliar faces, routines and expectations.
Practical activities create a shared starting point. Pupils can begin building relationships and practising working together beyond the classroom.
Help pupils speak up, try things and recognise their strengths.
Some pupils hesitate to share ideas, take responsibility or attempt something unfamiliar.
Supported activities give them opportunities to contribute and reflect on what they can do. Sessions can also connect these strengths to their next steps in education and working life.
Give more pupils a reason and a way to take part.
You may notice the same pupils volunteering while others stay on the edges.
Varied practical challenges offer different ways to contribute. Our instructors adapt activities to the group and encourage pupils to take an active role.
Help pupils listen, share ideas and work through challenges.
Groups may rush into a task, struggle to agree an approach or give up when the first plan fails.
Team challenges give pupils opportunities to plan, test ideas and try again. Guided reflection helps them consider how communication and cooperation affected their approach.
Give pupils real opportunities to take responsibility.
Pupils need opportunities to practise leadership, whether they already hold a role or are beginning to see themselves as someone who could lead.
Workshops help them explore leadership, try different approaches and reflect on their choices. They can also prepare to lead activities for younger pupils, with instructor guidance.
Choose the support that fits your school
Start with a focused experience or plan support across the year. These three approaches help you explore what could fit your pupils, your priorities and the time available.
Start with one priority.
A standalone day or workshop gives pupils an opportunity to explore a theme such as teamwork, confidence or leadership through practical activities and reflection.
This could suit your school if
You have a specific need, an event in the calendar or want to experience working with Pioneer Leadership before considering a longer programme.
Give pupils time to develop their learning.
A series of linked sessions gives pupils opportunities to revisit ideas, reflect on their experiences and apply their learning in different situations.
This could suit your school if
You want to develop a theme over a term or across several workshops, giving pupils more time to practise and apply what they have learned.
Make personal development part of your wider offer.
A longer partnership connects the programme to your school's priorities, with opportunities to review progress and adapt delivery over time.
This could suit your school if
You want a consistent programme across the academic year, linked to your enrichment or personal development provision.
What could this look like in your school?
A shared experience for a new cohort, delivered out of the classroom, but on the school grounds.
Year 7 pupils take part in a practical team-building day ahead of the school's overnight Ridge Camp, giving them opportunities to get to know one another and work together.
Student leaders building belonging in new students.
Year 9 pupils explore leadership, then plan and rehearse activities for Year 7. They put their learning into practice by facilitating a team-building day, with mentoring and support from our instructors.
Student leadership development across the academic year in Key Stage 3.
Every Year 7 form group takes part in four workshops across the year. Pupils explore teamwork, communication and leadership before bringing their learning together in a final student-led problem-solving challenge.
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