Cheney’s new Executive Leadership Programme

Mr Simmonds from the drama team has been running leadership training at bronze, silver and gold levels for students of a range of ages across the course of the year. In a previous life, Mr Simmonds ran executive leadership programmes for companies around the world (and says that our students are better than a lot of corporate executives).

Completing the 'perfect square challenge' with Mr Pavey—part of the leadership skills course

A participant of the Gold Leadership Diploma in Year 12, says about the course:

 "This programme has been mind-blowing. Over 18 weeks, with a diverse group of ten that spanned year groups, Mr Simmonds has helped us find our inner inspirational leader. This course enhanced my skills in teamwork and listening to others, far beyond anything the academic curriculum was able to - and it is the tool for creative thinking that I’ve found most eye-opening. I now feel equipped to tackle any problem an employer could throw at me, using techniques like ‘blue ocean strategy’ to come up with completely outside-the-box solutions as a team. What I loved about this course was the collective joy of the group and the culture we created, being amazed at each others’ unexpected leadership strengths—qualities that exams fail to celebrate, even though they are exactly what employers are looking for! And so, this programme gave us the skills to harness academics to be truly useful in the world of work and to flourish as future leaders. It is exactly what the education system needs."