Teams that perform at their best have high levels of trust, psychological safety, and communication. Members of top teams feel confident contributing ideas and concerns without judgment and able to admit mistakes without fear. They also listen attentively to each other and understand different perspectives.
Here are just 6 key areas of Self-Management (there are others) they animate one at a time which gives you the chance to ask your students what they think each one means
Jack is one of the young people who has worked on this project for the last 2 years. He was at 2nd Chance an alternative provider of education working with slightly older YP. He left school with very few qualifications and has had a tough life. He now has a job working at HSS after completing their apprenticeship programme.
Getting students to think of the right Questions is crucial to them leading the discussion and thinking about how to discover what they like and what they are good at (quite often the same thing!)
When we ran this as a workshop some of the questions which the YP came up with included:
What would your closest friend say your best skill is?
What animal or colour best describes your skills?
What would you like to see in the mirror 10 years from now?
What are your greatest influences?
What gives you the boost to continue and not give up when you are doing something you enjoy?
If you were a footballer, what position would you play?
What are you really like?
Encouraging a young person to illustrate a poster gives them the opportunity to consider what they like best or what they find the most challenging. There are lots of quotes on the internet around these topics and we’ve included a few here if students want to use these.
The different Facework Challenge sheets which you can download free from the website will give important prompts to help students think creatively about the element. We’ve purposefully kept them simple and not too text heavy. We’ve also made them available in WORD so you can add your own suggested activities or got students to co-design them. - this is crucial to their effectiveness.