2023 GRIP Leadership Secondary Conference Workbook

GRIP STUDENT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

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.

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

Program

9:00am Session 1

Making Your School a Great Place for Everybody

10:30am Morning Tea Break

Optional Session: Ideas for Bringing Assemblies Alive

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

The People a Leader Can Impact the Most

Electives (choose 1)

Option 1: How to Get Everybody Participating in Big Events

Option 2: How to Make Every Student Feel Valued

12:30pm Lunch Break

1:00pm Session 3 - Go straight to Elective Room after lunch break

Electives (choose 1)

Option 3: How to Get Everybody on Board With a New Idea

Option 4: How to Replace Conflict With Unity

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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elective sessions

MORNING TEA OPTIONAL SESSION

Ideas for Bringing Assemblies Alive ( Room)

School assemblies are important, but that doesn’t mean that they need to feel flat. This short session will include some quick videos and practical tips to help bring your assemblies alive. If you are involved in organising school assemblies, year group assemblies, or house assemblies, you will find this optional session helpful. It will only go for the first 10-15 minutes of the break so that you can still get some fresh air afterwards.

ELECTIVE SESSION #1 (choose one)

How to Get Everybody Participating in Big Events ( Room)

Every student leadership team wants to see greater participation in the events that they organise. The solution isn’t to just keep putting up more posters, nor is it dragging along students who don’t want to be there. This workshop unpacks three practical strategies that lead to greater participation, with numerous examples from other schools.

How to Make Every Student Feel Valued ( Room)

Being a student leader shouldn’t only be about ‘doing things’ if none of it actually leads to students feeling comfortable and valued. This workshop identifies three of the common mistakes that leaders make without realising it, and how to replace these with three positive strategies. It’s a serious topic, but as a workshop this is lots of fun.

ELECTIVE SESSION #2 (choose one)

How to Get Everybody on Board With a New Idea ( Room)

Do you have a new idea for your school, and you are a bit nervous about whether it will get the support that it needs to go ahead? There is no ‘quick fix,’ but this workshop gives strategies for getting your school staff on board, as well as your fellow leaders and the broader student body.

How to Replace Conflict With Unity ( Room)

This will be a helpful workshop if you would like to see more unity within the leadership team, amongst year groups, or between friendship groups who seem to clash. This workshop unpacks five tips to apply to any of these situations. Even though this topic is about conflict, there will be lots of laughs and activities to enjoy.

Every person at your school (as a whole group)

To plan, be prepared for something or someone.

be passionate, excited, showing interest.

A person who studies and learns at school.

include other people

another to make it easier for them

A place where you go to learn

Make something better than it alreaady was.

increase (in size, knowledge etc).

words match your actions.

connection between another person or people.

or having achieved success.

event run to raise money.

who is looked up to and admired by other

group of people working together.

Somebody who has excellent balance

Somebody who is a master at table tennis

Somebody who can tie a neck tie

Somebody who has neat hand writing

Somebody who can speak another langauge

Somebody who can

Somebody who can

Somebody who is an only child

LOOKING AT YOUR SCHOOL

Individually score each statement with either a 1, 2 or 3 as follows:

3= This DOES describe our school

This PARTLY describes our school 1= This DOESN’T describe our school

1. Students at our school participate well in school events.

2. Our school is generally a friendly place.

3. We have at least one school tradition that I can think of.

4. Our school has activities to cater for a wide range of interests.

5. Student leaders often organise activities for others.

6. We have a house system (or other teams) and most students show pride in belonging to these groups.

7. There are some positive things about our school that make us unique from other schools.

8. No matter your strengths, there is a place to use them at our school.

9. When we have school events it is generally a lot of fun.

10. Most students participate in at least one extra-curricular group.

11. We have things that happen every year which students look forward to.

12. Most students seem comfortable fitting in. SCORING INSTRUCTIONS:

Step 1: Put the number (1-3) of your response above next to the matching number in the table below. Step 2: Add the numbers in each row (reading across) and record the Total. Step 3: Fill in ABCD column with the words from the previous page.

SCORES FROM QUESTIONAIRRE TOTAL AREA

ABCD area/s do you and others think need

most

3.

A

CAN

MOST

QUESTIONS:

When is a time in the past that you have positively impacted somebody from one of the ‘three groups’ listed in this topic?

Which of the ‘three groups’ 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 ‘Ready to Role Model’. The videos and workbook will guide you in what you can do now that others are already looking to you.

connecting with other leaders

Q&A With GRIP Leadership Team

brand new resources!!!

View our entire range at the display table today.

101 GREAT HABITS FOR STUDENT LEADERS

Normally $20 | FREE FOR ALL CONFERENCE ATTENDEES

101 great habits to implement as a student leader. A huge help to those who struggle to get things done or for those who love structure and a routine to follow.

BIG EVENTS

Normally $39 | Conference Discount $31

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

HOW STUDENT LEADERS CAN INCLUDE EVERYBODY

Normally $39 | Conference Discount $31

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

HOW TO LAUNCH A NEW IDEA

Normally $39 | Conference Discount $31

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

READY TO ROLE MODEL

Normally $39 | Conference Discount $31

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

THE GREATEST SCHOOL IN THE WORLD

Normally $39 | Conference Discount $31

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

WE ARE ONE

Normally $39 | Conference Discount $31

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