LEADERSHIP & INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ACADEMY (LIRA)
SEDBERGH CAMPUS: 05 - 19 JULY 2025 (Weeks 2 & 3)
Seniors: 14 - 17 YEARS OLD
£1750 Per Week (fixed 2 week Programme)
LIRA is a transformative, 2-week development programme for 14-17 year olds.
Leadership develops through a combination of knowledge, tools and experience.
Designed as a progressive curriculum that continuously stretches the pupils in a supportive and encouraging environment, the LIRA programme enables young people to learn, explore and practice the foundations of how to lead themselves and others through personal coaching, experiential learning and excursions.
Thought provoking and fully interactive, programme content is delivered using in-person priming sessions followed by individual and group exercises, all of which focus and relate back to our four themes: leading; caring; connecting; exploring.
"I'd like to thank you again for your commitment towards your pupils........ I believe my son learned essential lessons about self- awareness and interpersonal skills which would have accelerated my own development tremendously if only someone had shared it with me at such a young age." PARENT
What do you learn?
- Leadership styles to navigate all situations
- Goal setting to develop an individual plan
- Enhanced communication and negotiation skills
- Creativity tools to solve complex problems in new and interesting ways
- Sense-making tools to evaluate potential solutions
- Taking responsibility and being accountable
- Coaching skills
- Reflection as part of performance improvement
- Being part of - and leading - teams
Programme
Pupils will be split into syndicates and assigned a designated coach who will support each pupil as they take part in a combination of individual working, group tasks/challenges, practical workshops, outdoor activities and collective outings. Pupils benefit from continuous assistance and feedback.
Week 1 – Acquiring Leadership Skills
Learning how to come together as a team
The focus of week 1 is the acquisition of leadership skills, such as the GROW model for coaching, EQ skills, thinking tools, goal setting and planning. Through a combination of individual and group activities we explore and practice foundational leadership concepts and skills.
Weekend – Putting Skills & Teamwork to the Test
Learning how to perform under pressure
The focus on the weekend is to ‘stress test’ student’s teamwork and leadership skills in a simulated international rescue mission based on the survival training programme used by the Royal Air Force.
Programme
The simulation is done in teams outdoors and adds practical survival skills to student’s newly acquired leadership skills. Each group is supported by coaches to ensure the optimum levels of challenge & support.
Week 2 – Working on a Global Challenge
Learning how to lead change
The focus of the second week is to introduce students to global challenges and a range of approaches that might be used to lead change.
