Curriculum Leadership

What is the Richmond Play Leaders Award?

The Award provides schools with a fantastic opportunity for children to develop both personally and through leadership during their lunch breaks.

The Richmond Play Leaders Award provides structured leadership opportunities for young children both in upper Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2, while also contributing to whole school improvement.

This structure contributes to the improvement of whole school behaviour, develops the children's self esteem and the ability to work as part of a team. The Award has shown that it also develops personal responsibilities and contributes to the reduction in truancy.

The Play Leader Award has developed a new generation of Play Leaders which will go on to do other awards presented to them in Secondary Education.

 Five Core Values

1. Personal Development

2. Developing Leadership

3. Promoting a healthy Lifestyle

4. Volunteering in Schools

5. Citizenship

Key Stage 1

The Richmond Play Leaders (Children) learn how to set up simple activities / games through the use of the demonstration cards for small groups, The Play Leaders demonstrate how they work and help them as they are working / playing. They also manage to adapt the game to suit the group. The children also learn how to manage difficult situation such as injuries or children finding the task hard through play-role.

Key Stage 2

The Play Leaders learn how to manage and organise a wider range of games and activities, learn how to adapt the game and coach the children whilst they are performing or playing. They also learn how to manage difficult situations such as pushing in or people trying taking over their game.

If you would like to introduce play leaders into your school, please contact your SSCo who can provide training which normally can be completed in 2 half day sessions.