Understand the student courses
Understand the shared mechanics and the different needs of pre-authority students and appointed prefects.
A PRACTICAL EXERCISE
Match a realistic student situation to the appropriate pathway.
School staff supporting student leaders
Help student leaders put their learning into practice.
Staff Champions · A Greatness Project short course
A course for school-appointed staff who support student leadership training. They learn to guide discussions, protect private reflection and keep the programme working between external sessions.
What participants learn
- Guide useful student discussions within a clear role.
- Support private reflection without reading students’ journals.
- Plan follow-up activities, responsibilities and staff support.
WHY THIS COURSE
Practise before
the pressure rises.
Student leadership training needs follow-through at school. This course prepares appointed staff to support that practice, work within safeguarding procedures and organise a realistic school timetable. The level of support and any permission to deliver programme components are agreed with the school.
SITUATIONS PARTICIPANTS WORK THROUGH
01Protecting student privacy while following safeguarding duties.
02Facilitating a difficult conversation without drifting into counselling.
03Adapting delivery to the calendar without losing the formation method.
STAFF CHAMPIONS / COURSE CONTENT
What is taught.
Six areas of learning, using examples relevant to this group. A facilitator guides discussion and practice.
Guide group discussions
Hold productive disagreement, allow silence and invite reasoning without requiring personal disclosure.
A PRACTICAL EXERCISE
Practise a bounded discussion with observation and feedback.
Follow safeguarding procedures
Connect trust to institutional duty. Maintain the limits between formation, pastoral care and counselling.
A PRACTICAL EXERCISE
Use the school’s named procedures and responsible adults in a realistic scenario.
Support private reflection
Support Journal practice while protecting ownership and privacy.
A PRACTICAL EXERCISE
Design prompts without collecting, reading or scoring private entries.
Plan delivery and staff time
Agree roles, workload, supervision and a realistic calendar.
A PRACTICAL EXERCISE
Develop an implementation plan with named responsibilities.
Develop skills and support future groups
Use assisted practice and feedback to strengthen delivery beyond one intake.
A PRACTICAL EXERCISE
In Stewardship, discuss the governed, component-specific competence pathway.
WHAT PARTICIPANTS TAKE AWAY
Tools and actions
to use afterwards.
- A guided workshop and private reflection tools.
- An agreed school delivery plan and school-approved dialogue practice.
- Assisted practice and feedback in Formation.
- A continuity plan and governed certification pathway in Stewardship.
The course develops these skills through practice. Lasting change also depends on support and the conditions participants return to.
FOR THE SCHOOL OR ORGANISATION
How this supports
your people.
- Keep formation active between external sessions.
- Clarify responsibilities, boundaries and support.
- Develop repeatable implementation and continuity.
DURATION & SUPPORT
Choose how much
follow-up you need.
Every option begins with a guided workshop. Workshop length, group size, dates and fees are agreed before booking.
Ignition
Workshop and next steps
Practise realistic situations, receive a private reflection workbook and leave with initial actions.
No ongoing 90-day or 180-day support.
Ask about this optionFormation
Workshop + 90-day practice
Continue with guided discussions, personal practice, scheduled check-ins and a review of progress.
For groups that want help applying the learning.
Ask about this optionStewardship
Workshop + 180-day support
Allow more time for practice, feedback and planning how useful lessons will support future groups.
180 days in total. The support is agreed for your group.
Ask about this optionUnsure which option fits? Tell us who the course is for and what you want them to learn. We will explain the suitable options before preparing a proposal.
HOW TO ARRANGE THIS COURSE
Tell us about
your group.
The school appoints suitable teachers, pastoral staff, safeguarding staff, chaplains, house staff or other authorised adults. Scope, workload, reporting and supervision are agreed before delivery.
- Send an enquiry with the group and training need.
- Discuss the course, format and follow-up.
- Review the proposal with dates, fees and responsibilities before booking.
Practical details
What are the entry requirements?
School-appointed teachers, pastoral or safeguarding staff, chaplains, house staff and authorised adults. Workload, remit and supervision are agreed.
What is included in the proposal?
Workshop length, group size, facilitator, delivery setting, materials, follow-up, dates and fees. These are confirmed before any booking.
How is privacy protected?
Staff Champions do not become therapists, counsellors or unrestricted independent facilitators. Stewardship certification is earned for approved components, linked to a named institution and governed quality conditions. Ignition and Formation do not grant final certification. Private journals are not collected for selection, employment or sponsor reporting.
Does attendance certify a Staff Champion?
No. Stewardship contains a pathway for specified components, subject to observed competence and approved institutional quality controls. Ignition and Formation do not award final certification. This is not academic accreditation or unrestricted facilitator licensing.
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