Kirkcaldy High School – S3 Leadership Programme

Following a rigorous selection process twelve S3 pupils were selected to take part in a unique Leadership Programme in partnership with Brathay.  The pupils spent a week in the Lake District developing their leadership skills through a wide range of activities including:  Ghyll Scrambling; Pamper Pole; High/Low Rope Challenge, Night Orienteering and T Shirt Screen printing. 
Pupils also developed ideas on school improvement projects, which they would work on throughout the next year.  These include:

• Developing Pupil Voice
• Disabled Access in school
• Raising the profile of the school through Drama activities
• Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme
• Creating Motivational Environments – notice boards, classroom displays etc.
• School Discipline – pupil rep on Working Group
• Fund Raising

The pupils have recently assisted the Science Department by working with younger pupils in the feeder Primary Schools. 
Future Events

• Power point presentation to all House Assemblies
• Recruitment of teams to assist with school improvement
• Implementation of projects
• Monitoring – impact the project is having
• 12 pupils working on two Open College Network Modules: Leadership Skills and Peer mentoring  - ongoing assessment/folio of work
• Creation of a newsletter to keep pupils, parents, staff informed as to the progress of projects, up coming events etc
• Development of a pupil leadership page on school website.

Sheena Archibald, Kirkcaldy High School