Our Young Leaders started the year with an inspiring goal setting session, exploring the power of setting clear and achievable goals. Through interactive activities, they reflected on their aspirations, learned how to set SMART goals and created actionable steps towards success. To bring their goals to life, they will be working on vision boards to map out their dreams.

They also benefitted from a Positive Self-talk session: the practice of consciously shifting our inner dialogue to be more encouraging, supportive, and optimistic. By replacing self-doubt and criticism with affirmations and constructive thoughts, we can build confidence, resilience, and a growth mindset. Simple phrases like: "I am capable"; "I can handle this"; or "mistakes help me to learn" can significantly improve motivation and overall well-being.

Anwulika from The Bank of America provided some career insights into the world of banking and opened our main theme of the term with a session on ‘The value of money’.

Leadership coaching

We were thrilled to welcome Justin Muston from Rugby School, one of our top-performing boarding schools. Justin has taken time from his teaching role to coach our young leaders, helping them grow into confident and well-rounded individuals. Through his sessions, he has been guiding students to master effective communication, public speaking and debating while fostering confidence and self-discipline. He has also helped them to explore identity, emotional intelligence and inclusion, inspiring resilience and creative problem solving. Justin’s expertise is empowering our students to embrace challenges, think critically and lead with empathy. We are excited to see how his coaching shapes their leadership journey!

Self-talk workshop