Authentic Student Leadership Development Master Class

LIVE ONLINE MASTER CLASS FOR PRIMARY & SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATORS

Presented by Luke McKenna

EVENT DETAILS

Title: AUTHENTIC STUDENT LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT MASTERCLASS

Date: Thursday, November 6.

Time: 1:30 - 3:00pm (AEST time).

Location: Online via Google Meet.

Format: Interactive Masterclass session.

Who should register? This session is ideal for primary or secondary school educators who are:

  • Passionate about student leadership development

  • Involved in the selection, training, mentoring, or development of student leaders at their school

Cost: $100 + GST per person (available until Tuesday, November 4)

Bonus for UPP Partner Schools: The first ticket is free for existing valued customers.

Includes:

  • Live access to the masterclass

  • PDF copy of the presentation slides

  • Electronic copy of Making The Shift: Becoming a Leader Worth Following (2022) by Luke McKenna

  • Access to the recording for those unable to attend live

What You’ll Learn

This engaging session will equip you with:

  • A clear framework for authentic student leadership development

  • Insight into key “Leader Shifts” that challenge common myths around student leadership

  • The tools to audit and refine your school’s leadership process

  • Opportunities to share best practices with fellow educators

Meet your presenter

Luke McKenna is the founder and Director of Unleashing Personal Potential (UPP) and a respected educator, speaker, and author. Over the past decade, his work has positively impacted more than 400,000 Australian students, with a focus on leadership, wellbeing, growth mindsets, and grit.

Luke has worked across primary and secondary schools in Independent, Catholic, and Public sectors, serving as both a classroom teacher and Assistant Principal. He holds degrees in Business and Education, a Master of Educational Leadership, and a Professional Certificate in Positive Education.

He is a regular presenter at education conferences and has been published in the Australian Journal of Middle Schooling, Happy Schools, and The Positive Times. Luke is the author of:

  • THRIVE: Unlocking the Truth About Student Performance (2015)

  • Making Wellbeing Practical (2019)

  • Making the Shift: Becoming a Leader Worth Following (2022)

Authentic Student Leadership Development Master Class, from the author of Making the Shift

MAKING THE SHIFT outlines the personal shifts that are required to first lead our own lives. It then busts some of the myths about leadership, by describing the leadershifts that are essential for being a great leader. In the final section, the process for Authentic Student Leadership Development is shared that can be tailored and used in every school.

If you are an educator who wants to make a positive difference in your life, in your school, with your student leaders and in the world, join us at this webinar and make the shift!

THE 10 STEPS FOR AN AUTHENTIC STUDENT LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

  1. Create genuine leadership development and opportunities to lead in informal ways.

  2. Define what good leadership looks like with the whole cohort

  3. Develop and communicate a selection criteria

  4. Share the leadership structure and roles with the whole cohort

  5. Conduct a nomination process

  6. Allow candidates to demonstrate competence

  7. Voting / Preferencing / Endorsing

  8. Selection Process / Assigning roles

  9. Announce roles

  10. Continued leadership development and taking action as a leader