Last week marked the end of Your Future Impact Student Programme 2024 at St Edward’s School. We have worked with St Edward’s School since 2019, taking students through innovative, self discovery workshops using The Young People Index.
In preparation for leaving 6th form, over the course of 3 months, we took 25 students through three highly interactive workshops focused on developing self awareness skills and enhancing their employability skills.
Let me tell you more about what we did.
Firstly, all students completed the online YPI assessment before we kickstarted the workshops. Then we started with our Self Discovery Workshop, Discover Your Unique Impact. Using The Young People Index insights & LEGO® Serious Play® methodology, students discovered insight about how they contributed and impacted a team, and then built LEGO® models to articulate their unique strengths. This session focused purely on raising self awareness, before moving onto how they worked within teams.
In Workshop 2 – The Power of Teamwork, students explored the topic of teamwork, and why it is a vital work skill, and how each individual will contribute in different ways. Students gained an understanding of the importance of inclusivity and diversity when building teams. During the session we practised the classic Marshmallow Challenge, so the students had a practical opportunity to apply their learnings. The students constructed free-standing towers using only marshmallows and spaghetti, which required them to focus on their active listening, collaboration, and problem-solving skills. They were encouraged to contribute to the team based on the insight from their profiles.
Workshop 3 was focused on Leadership Impact & Personal & Organisational Values. Students discovered more about their unique leadership style through their personalised YPI profiles. We discussed old vs new leadership theory but focused more on how each individual will lead in the future based on more recent situational or multi-dimensional leadership models. Students left the session feeling more confident about their own leadership style in the future.
Why are our programmes unique?
The distinct difference when delivering employability programmes with Your Future Impact is that every student takes The Young People Index, an assessment tool that highlights a young person’s natural inclination and energy when working in teams. Each student is provided with personal insights about themselves, leading to a deeper level of self awareness. We know that young people with higher levels of self awareness are more likely to be successful in their lives / careers.
Students also get to use LEGO® to help articulate and externalise their thoughts,increasing creativity, innovative thinking and building trust in teams.
Learn more about our innovative and personalised workshops in our student brochure.
Key Takeaways from students completing the programme:
“I enjoyed using the LEGO®. I found out how some of my traits linked together”
“The spaghetti and marshmallow test was a fun, team-building exercise which helped us fit in a group. Thank you very much!”
“I enjoyed finding out how I can lead others in a way that works for me as well as them, also finding my place in a team and how my role is important”
“It made me realise how important it is to check a company’s values before applying to the job position”