Confident Leaders Through Experience
•Year 5
•Leadership
•Arrange in various formations depending on activity requirements
Alternative: Markers, hoops, or chalk circles
Place in central collection area for 'Rob the chest' activity
Alternative: Small soft balls, foam balls
For catch clap activity - ensure appropriate size for Year 5 hands
Alternative: Playground balls, foam balls
For student leaders to use during their activities
Alternative: Hand signals, verbal commands
Written instructions for each leadership group to reference
Alternative: Verbal briefings from teacher
The ability to guide and direct others positively towards a common goal
Starting activities at an easy level and gradually increasing the difficulty
Thinking about what could go wrong and how to prevent it
Understanding how much space you need and being aware of others around you
Giving specific roles and responsibilities to team members
Understanding where pupils are coming from and where they're going
Clear verbal communication, giving instructions, descriptive language for activity explanation
Spatial awareness and geometry in activity layouts, timing and measurement in progressive development
Understanding of body warm-up and cool-down, progressive physical development principles
Leadership qualities, responsibility, teamwork, supporting others, personal development
Central position during crossing activities, circulate during planning and leading phases
Leadership behaviours, safety awareness, quality of planning and instruction
When safety is compromised, when students need planning support, when leadership breaks down
Model effective leadership behaviours, show progressive development in action, demonstrate clear instruction giving
Large hall or outdoor space minimum 25m x 25m for safe activity rotations
Non-slip surface, clear of obstacles, appropriate for running activities
Stop signal understood by all students, first aid kit accessible, clear evacuation route
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