Lincolnshire Pupils Learn Leadership Skills

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Published on Monday, 18 July 2011 12:00

Over the past five weeks, over one hundred 5 and 6 year olds, from Bracebridge Infants and Woodlands Infants, participated in a series of leadership based sessions, with fantastic results! The first week began with the coaches talking to the children about the forthcoming sessions and what they understood a ‘leader’ to be. The number of hands that went up in both schools was impressive but the answers received were even more so. The coaches then lead a session which, at the end, was reviewed by the children who discussed what they did as leaders. For the following weeks the playing area was divided into four areas with each one containing a different set of equipment. After being divided into groups and allocated an area, the children shared their ideas and worked together to come up with a game and each have a go at testing it out. Each group then moved round to another area, except one group member who remained where they were. That person then lead their game for the new group that had joined them, explaining and showing them how to play the game and managing it whilst they played it. Over the five weeks, the children took turns to be the leader and practice their leadership skills. At the end of the final session we revisited week one’s discussion on leadership and what makes a good leader before awarding each child with a free drinks bottle.

Lincoln City FC Sport and Education Trust coach, Daniel Burnett, said “Both schools have been fantastic. The children really impressed me with how well they worked together. Being just five and six years old I didn’t expect the children to be able to listen to each other and share their ideas as well as they did. I was blown away by their attitudes toward each other and their ability to lead games at such a high standard.”