Secondary Workbook 2024 GRIP Student Leadership Conference

CONFERENCE BOOKLET

GRIP STUDENT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

A PRACTICAL AND INTERACTIVE TRAINING CONFERENCE FOR STUDENT LEADERS

Where to sit

Adults are encouraged to sit with their students in the seats allocated by our ushers.

Break times

As you are aware, food is not provided today. Please advise your own students of instructions for break times. We kindly ask that everyone refrains from going onto the stage during breaks. You may take photos in front of the stage, or make use of the dedicated time for on-stage photos from 2.20pm.

STUDENTS SENSITIVE TO NOISE

Schools love the upbeat nature of our conference. Part of creating this atmosphere includes some activities that will be loud. We have strategies to care for attendees who might find this challenging. Please read the information at gripleadership.com/inclusion

Resources

You are welcome to browse during sessions as well as breaks. One of our new resources is totally free, our team can assist you in claiming this. For paid resources, a 20% discount is offered for purchases made at the conference, and an invoice can be sent to the school if you wish. (A description of the brand new resources is at the back of this booklet.)

Certificates

Personalised certificates for participants can be claimed at: gripleadership.com/certificate

Feedback

We would highly value feedback from every adult here today (including non-teachers). It only takes 1 minute and is designed to be easily completed on your phone at gripleadership.com/feedback

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9:00am Session 1

Being a Student Leadership Team that Takes Steps Forward

10:30am Morning Tea Break

Optional Session: Making Meetings More Effective

10:55am Session 2 - Commences with all students in Main Room

The Sacrifices of a Student Leader

Electives (choose 1)

Option 1: How to Make Our Events Really Matter

Option 2: How to Lead When It Feels Like Nobody Wants to Follow

12:30pm Lunch Break

1:00pm

Session 3 - Go straight to Elective Room after lunch break

Electives (choose 1)

Option 3: How to Make Improvements to Our School Culture

Option 4: How I Can Improve My Own Leadership Effectiveness

1:45pm Q&A with GRIP Leadership Team and Final Review

2:30pm Close - Will conclude approximately 10 minutes early to allow time for photos

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MORNING TEA OPTIONAL SESSION

Making Meetings More Effective ( Room)

Many student leaders are involved in running meetings on a regular basis. The effectiveness of these meetings can be one of the main things that influences whether a team takes steps forward. This short session will give practical strategies and ideas to make student meetings both enjoyable and productive.

ELECTIVE SESSION #1 (choose one)

How to Make Our Events Really Matter ( Room)

If student leaders are going to put time and effort into organising school events then it’s important that these events really feel like they matter. This applies to fun events, serious events, every event! This workshop unpacks three practical strategies that will help every student feel like school events matter, leading to greater participation and enthusiasm from everybody.

How to Lead When It Feels Like Nobody Wants to Follow ( Room)

It can be very disheartening for leaders when it feels like everybody is ignoring the direction that leaders are trying to set. This workshop gives four positive strategies which will help get more support for an individual leader, a whole team, or a new idea. It’s a serious topic, but as a workshop this is lots of fun.

ELECTIVE SESSION #2 (choose one)

How to Make Improvements to Our School Culture ( Room)

Is there something about your school that you would like to improve, but it feels like it’s always been an ongoing challenge? During this workshop students will choose something about their own school culture they would like to change and be guided through five steps that will help make improvements.

How I Can Improve My Own Leadership Effectiveness ( Room)

No student leader is perfect, but the tips in this workshop will help every student to make the most of their leadership opportunity. This workshop teaches students four tools that can be used every day to improve personal leadership qualities, but also to have maximum impact during the time in a leadership role.

For those who arrive early, compete against your friends to be the first to complete these two puzzles.

Puzzle #1:

Sudoku

Instructions:

Using the numbers 1-9, complete the puzzle by using every number once in each row, column and 3x3 square.

Puzzle #2:

7 Little Words

Instructions:

Arrange the tiles of letters below into the 7 words to match the 7 clues. Tiles may only be used once and do not become available again for other words.

1. Street location

2. Trumpet metal

3. Kind of wrench

4. Refrigerator neighbour

5. Overpower with strength

6. Bouyant

7. Construction equipment

It’s normal to leave things for others to solve , but leaders step forward and want to be involve .

Somebody who is good at drawing

1

Somebody who can do the moonwalk dance move

+4 +4 1

3

1 1 3 3 3

Somebody who can raise only one eyebrow

3

8

2

Somebody who has had 8 or more pets

omebody who can

whistle with 2 fingers in their mouth

10 10

Somebody who can count to 10 in another language

Somebody who has faked being sick to miss school

2 2 2 8 8 8 8 2 10 0 10 10

Being a Student Leadership Team that Takes Steps Forward

STEP UP:

Discussion: STEP in:

Challenge Answer:

Discussion:

STEP Out:

Discussion:

STEP TOGETHER:

HARMONY:

UNITY:

Friendship ______

Positive ______

Like-minded ______

Fun ______

Trust ______

Focused ______

Productive ______

Clear Objective ______

Organised ______

Collaborate ______

Which did you score the lowest, harmony or unity?

What ideas do you have for improving this?

Take this topic further with our new resource ‘What Does Our School Need?’ The videos, tips, activities and templates will give you the tools to identify how your student leadership team can make the biggest impact.

DISCUSSION IDEAS

Campus Improvement Ideas

Appealing noticeboards

Drinking water stations

Energy saving activities

Enough trees

Outdoor mural

Outdoor seating

Recycling and bin use

Renovate a run-down area

Toilets respectable

Vegetable garden

Students Helping Others

Breakfast club

Buddy with new students

Coach or referee sport

Helping in canteen

Homework club

Sponsor child

Support for disabilities

Volunteer in community

Being Active

Colour fun run

Dance group

Fitness classes

Lunchtime sport competition

Morning yoga

Sports gear for loan

Student v staff sport

School Culture

Anti-bullying strategies

Awards to congratulate students

Celebration of different cultures

Dress expectations respected

Enthusiasm in assemblies

Interaction between year levels

Meaningful leadership roles

Positive house spirit

School mascot

Ways for students to raise concerns

Charity sleepout

Food for sale

Lip sync battle

Lunchtime clubs based on interests

Mental health awareness

Morning meditation

Music during breaks

Photography competition

Themed dress up

Weekly brain teasers

Well-known charity event

Workshop to learn a new skill

The Sacrifices of a Student Leader

QUESTIONS:

When is a time in the past that you have made one of the three sacrifices that we listed in this topic?

Which of the three sacrifices do you feel you can place more focus on in the coming year? How can you do this?

Take this topic further with our new resource ‘The Sacrifice of a Student Leader’. The videos and workbook will give you practical guidance as you embrace this important leadership quality.

2.

3.

Take this topic further with our new resource ‘School Events Mega Toolkit’. It contains all the tools, tips and templates to make it easier than ever to run school events.

How to Lead When It Feels Like Nobody Wants to Follow

1.

DISCUSSION: _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________

2.

GAME: DISCUSSION: _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________

Take this topic further with our new resource ‘We Won’t Give Up’. The videos and workbook will help you succeed as a student leader, even when it’s tough.

3.

Maya Angelou

CASE STUDY:

How to Make Improvements to Our School Culture

Step 1:

GAME:

DISCUSSION:

Step 2:

Step 3:

Step 4:

DISCUSSION:

Step 5:

The problem is...

Take this topic further with our new resource ‘The School Culture Toolkit’. The videos and workbook have the tools, tips and templates to help you shape your school to be the best it can be.

____________________________________________________________

TOOL #1:

I am most like because

DISCUSSION: _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________

TOOL #2:

MY LIST: _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________

TOOL #3: _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________

TOOL #4:

Name:

Take this topic further with our new resource ‘Everybody Can Lead’ The videos and workbook help everybody to discover their own unique leadership traits and grow them to their full potential.

Take this topic further with our new resource ‘101 Tips to Improve Meetings’. This resource is free for every school at the conference! Get your teacher to claim a copy for your school, and they can pass it on to anybody at your school to use.

NAME:

CONTACT: _____________________________________________________________________________

NAME: ________________________________________________________________________________

CONTACT:

NAME: ________________________________________________________________________________

CONTACT: _____________________________________________________________________________

Q&A With GRIP Leadership Team

My Possible Questions to Ask

1. __________________________________________________________________________________ 2. __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________

Notes from Questions Answered

MY BEST LEADERSHIP TIP:

NAME: _________________________________________________________________________________

BEST LEADERSHIP TIP: _________________________________________________________________

NAME: _________________________________________________________________________________

BEST LEADERSHIP TIP: _________________________________________________________________

NAME: _________________________________________________________________________________

BEST LEADERSHIP TIP: _________________________________________________________________

STUDENT LEADERSHIP NEWS PODCAST

Listen on any podcast app or www.studentleadership.news

An entertaining way to hear the latest ideas from student leaders far and wide.

‘BEST LEADERSHIP TIP’ is a regular segment on the Student Leadership News podcast.

This form is available for easy online completion at: gripleadership.com/feedback

Instead of using this paper form, complete the simple ONLINE form right now and it will INSTANTLY email you our series of free posters relating to today’s topics.

Name:

School:

Conference City/Town: ________________________________________________________

How worthwhile was today’s conference for your group? Very Partly Less

What did you like most about the conference?

Do you have any suggestions for improvement?

Our office can still email you the leadership posters in due course if you provide your email address below:

(To receive the free posters instantly, fill out this form online at gripleadership.com/feedback)

If you have used this paper version of the feedback form, it can be handed to our team at the resource table.

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101 TIPS TO IMPROVE MEETINGS

Normally $20 | FREE FOR ALL CONFERENCE ATTENDEES

Anybody can lead a great meeting! These practical tips will help students and teachers to make meetings more enjoyable, more productive and more organised.

EVERYBODY CAN LEAD

Normally $39 | Conference Discount $31

Take this conference topic further with additional handouts, videos and practical activities.

SCHOOL EVENTS MEGA TOOLKIT

Normally $39 | Conference Discount $31

All the templates and tools to make it quicker and easier to organise events. The extra tips will help make sure you don’t miss any steps along the way.

THE SACRIFICES OF A STUDENT LEADER

Normally $39 | Conference Discount $31

Take this conference topic further with additional handouts, videos and practical activities.

THE SCHOOL CULTURE TOOLKIT

Normally $39 | Conference Discount $31

Improving culture requires practical action, and this resource puts the tools in your hand with videos, discussion activities and lots of ideas.

WE WON’T GIVE UP!

Normally $39 | Conference Discount $31

Make sure you keep momentum all year! The videos, handouts, and activities help student leaders to succeed, even when it’s tough.

WHAT DOES OUR SCHOOL NEED?

Normally $39 | Conference Discount $31

Take this conference topic further with additional handouts, videos and practical activities.

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