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ETONX MODERN LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME

SILVER AWARD

What is Leadership?

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What is Leadership?This is an introductory lesson for the EtonX Modern Leadership Programme. You will start with a group activity where you interact with your classmates and find out more about each other. You will also hear important messages from the EtonX Course Director.

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You are now going to watch a video from the Course Director giving an overview of the EtonX Modern Leadership Programme.

Over the coming few weeks, the details of how this course works will become clearer as you work through the activities.

Welcome from the Course Director

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Welcome from the Course Director

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Activity 1 – Community Share

To get to know each other better and form stronger bonds.

To practise communication skills.

Resources required: Community Share Handout

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Activity Instruction Video

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Community Share Task: Move around the

room and connect with new people!

You have 10 minutes.

At the end of the activity, you may be asked to share what you learnt about a fellow classmate.

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Community Share: Tips The purpose of this activity is not to tick as many

boxes as possible

Avoid choosing the same box each time

Try to reveal things about yourself to others that they may not have known before doing this activity

Make sure that you ask additional questions and take an interest in each other’s experience

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Class Reflections

What was one of the most interesting things you learnt about a fellow student?

Did you share anything about yourself that most others wouldn’t usually know?

Did you find it difficult to open up about yourself?

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Community Share Concluding Video

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Activity 2:

Introduction to the EtonX Modern Leadership Programme

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What makes a leader? Discuss

Who do you admire and why?

Is he or she a leader?

What makes them a leader?

Why do you want to learn about leadership?

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What makes a leader? The EtonX approach

You will now watch a video introducing the EtonX approach to leadership in this course.

By the end of this course you will learn the meaning of each of the skills introduced in this video.

Resources required: Skills Framework Handout

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What makes a leader? The EtonX approach

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About Eton

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Lesson CloseWhat happens next?

Remember that Lesson 2 of the Silver Leadership Award will take place in the school’s computer room as students will get access to and work directly in their personalised learning platform online.

In the next lesson, we will find out when you are free to start on your first tutorial with your UK-based tutor.

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ETONX MODERN LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME

SILVER AWARD

End of class

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EtonX PowerPoint Key

Red text – leadership task for students to

complete.

Blue text – reflective

questions to discuss.

Green text – key leadership

vocabulary.