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Language Leader Award Increasingly many schools are working in partnership across phases, with older children teaching and mentoring younger pupils. The benefits of such an approach are very significant for all involved; here Sue Seed reports from such collaboration in Warrington. At William Beamont High School and Specialist Sports College, Key Stage 4 pupils have been following the Young Language Leaders Award from Sports Leaders UK. To our knowledge this is the first of its kind to be spearheaded in the North West, although available nationally. Language Leaders are children invited to feeder primary schools to lead a number of language activities. Each pupil organises, prepares and delivers their activities. The Language Leader Award aims to develop leadership skills in pupils. The emphasis is on developing skills such as organisation, communication and motivation through the planning and delivery of language activities. All primary pupils thoroughly enjoyed each and every activity and the Language Leaders were proud that what they had offered was so successful. Language Leaders have since hosted a number of primary days at William Beamont Specialist Sports College and subsequently led a whole day of varied activities to celebrate primary gifted and talented pupils. The work of the Language Leaders has continued and more recently they presented their work at the Regional Support Group at Meadowside Primary School in front of representatives from primary schools in the North West and a CILT representative. Pupils created and performed songs and presented vocabulary and games in line with the KS2 Framework for Languages. The benefits of the Language Leader Award are immense, equally for the primary and secondary children involved. I have witnessed in the children a growth in responsibility, a better understanding of the role of the teacher, an understanding of how people learn and improved personal attainment in languages. Above all I have seen better links with the local primary schools. Small groups led by the Language Leaders have made friends with older “buddy” leaders, thus aiding transition from primary to secondary. Presently we are working with a new cohort of Year 10 pupils and we hope to continue to follow this programme and further collaborate with our feeder primary schools. Sue Seed, Assistant Director of Learning Modern Languages and Language Leader Coordinator |
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