THE LEADERSHIP CURRICULUM

Highlights work at Bathurst High in Student Leadership, Participation and Representation
(Includes related District / State / National / International Programs and Organisations)
 
Go to 'i remember bookie and mouse' for more extensive information on the programs outlined here
 
Written and Compiled by Charles Kingston - Bathurst High School
- SRC & Peer Support Advisory Teams
Vice-President - National / International Affairs
PASTA (Professional Association of SRC Teacher Advisers)
 
Printed and Produced by BATHURST HIGH SCHOOL - 1997
Hope St. BATHURST, N.S.W. AUSTRALIA 2795

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface "C I A": Consolidate - Integrate - Analyse & Account for Curriculum Focus -
Implementation by students - Accreditation & Recognition

I "The Leadership Curriculum" - "Not 'Extra' Curricular" - A philosophy and an overview

II Bathurst High School SRC - "Evolution; Not Revolution" - Current Needs / Future Possibilities

III School Council Representation - "Students as Colleagues" - Ongoing Needs / High Expectations

IV Senior Leadership Course - "Regional Pilot Project in '95" - Does it have a future?

V Stage Management Teams - "Raising the Participation Stakes" - But for whom and will it last?

VI Peer Support - "Approaching Gender Equity" - An integrated, supportive team approach

VII Peer Mediation - "Students Dealing with Conflict" - Early days and ways

VIII Preliminary PD Course - "All Seniors Have Responsibilities" - Will they 'develop' them?

        IX 'Junior' Leadership Course (s) - "Catering for Different Needs and Talents"
- The 'Middle School gap'
 
X Culture and Community - "Displaying Skills on Stage and 'On the Job' - 'High Profile'
opportunities
 

XI 'Public Speaking' Activities -"Communicating Competitively and Creatively"

- Extensions of the curriculum
 

XII Sporting Chances - "Role Models on and off the Field" - A recognised 'part' of the curriculum

XIII Participation 'Day by Day' - "Students Leading in 'Traditional' Classroom Settings"
- Some new and old ideas

XIV Special Development Day - "It Is Not a 'Pupil - Free Day!'" - Just fun and belonging

XV Beyond the Bathurst Horizon - "Promoting and Publishing Student Participation, Representation and Leadership" -

(This chapter divides each group or area to look at past involvement of Bathurst High and the author, current needs being addressed, forward plans and potential benefits to BHS, Bathurst District and Combined Districts.)
  • A. P. A. S. T. A. - Professional Association of SRC Teacher / Advisers
  • B. Principal's Associations - National and International - e. g. NASSP
  • C. DSA / NASC / NASSA / NAWD - USA SRC Organisations - sponsored by NASSP
  • D. CONNECT / YARN / Tertiary Institutions - Victorian and National Connections
  • E. ACSA - Australian Curriculum Studies Association - Biennial Conferences, '95 & '97
  • F. National Student Participation Conferences - sponsored by CONNECT - '95 & '97
  • G. New South Wales SRC
  • H. New South Wales State SRC Annual Conferences
  • I. 'Western Region' (now restructured into Districts) SRC
  • J. Primary Leadership and Peer Support Initiatives jointly including BHS and local schools

 

APPENDIX MATERIALS

* To be made available as individual items upon request: @ 20 cents per page + postage.
* Reference copies of the entire document, including appendices will be made available through the following organisations: PASTA; CONNECT / YARN; NSW SRC; DSA (USA); ACSA; NSW Department of Education - Student Welfare Directorate Office at Ryde; Bathurst District; Bathurst High School.
* Explanations of these are in the text or by reference to Appendix item 11.
* The contact list (# 30) for all organisations mentioned in the text has mailing, fax & e-mail addresses if available and is to be updated as information changes
1. Bathurst High School SRC [Student Representative Council] Constitution ( 8 pages)
2. Article "Students on School Councils" - 'A Case Study of Bathurst High School Participation' (20 pp.) and/or BHS School Council Constitution with clauses re. student involvement highlighted ( 14 pp.)
3. Senior Leadership Course Outline + sample materials used (20 pp.) and/or Evaluation of course {resulting from student workshop} as pilot project in 1995 ( 15 pp.)
4. Stage Management Team Reports - Bathurst High (6 pp.)
5. Peer Support Program [PSP] at Bathurst High - Summary, Guidelines & Leader's Booklet ( $10)
6. Peer Mediation Program Implementation ( 6 pp.)
7. Preliminary Year [Year 11] Personal Development Course - Outline of program, sample materials ( pp.)
8. Article: "From 'Drop Out' to Minister's Award - Varied Levels of Student Participation, Representation & Leadership Roles For Selected Students at Bathurst High" ( 5 pp.)
9. PASTA information: Membership application, Articles summarising progress to date, Available publications to date list. ( 10 pp.) Constitution also available, but as separate order. ( 18 pp.) Free with membership.
10. Student speeches {and photos} booklet from speeches delivered by 9 different student leaders from around New South Wales at the 1995 International Principal's Conference at Darling Harbour, Sydney. A joint publication of PASTA and Bathurst High School. (as a printed booklet - $ 7. 50 ) or one copy free with membership in PASTA.
11. Article: "A Guide to Organisations & Educational Jargon of Relevance to Student Representative Bodies" - [current & past student leadership groups, acronyms & educational terminology ] ( 12 pp. )
12. Contact list from DSA [Division of Student Activities], part of NASSP [National Association of Secondary School Principals] in the USA [United States of America] ( 6 pp.) + List of resource groups [USA] ( 10 pp.)
13. LEADERSHIP - Magazine {from DSA in the USA} - sample copies on loan for limited time or for photocopying (each copy c. 50 pages) {Older versions available under titles: "Student Advocate" & "Student Activities".
14. "Leadership" survey & blank answer sheets {45 questions adapted from USA model} ( 10 pp. )
15. CONNECT - Victorian based publication focusing on student participation in school and community. Sample copies available from Roger Holdsworth - see the text or the contact list for address. Photocopies of back issues highlighting various topics also available from Roger. Extracts which have featured Bathurst High, Western Region or NSW SRC and student leadership matters - some going back to 1980, can be obtained from Bathurst High or Bathurst District reference copies. ( 20 to 30 pp. )
16. Reports on the 1995 Melbourne Conference on Student Participation and the student involvement issues / outcomes of the Australian Curriculum Studies Association Biennial Conference which followed it. ( 18 pp.)
17. New South Wales SRC Constitution ( 6 pp. ) + Annual Reports for 1994 & 1995 ( 4 pp. each )
18. New South Wales SRC State Conference Participant Folder - 1995 ( 38 pp. ) and/or '94 ( 52 pp.)
19. NSW SRC State Conference Group Leader's Folder - 1995 ( 100 pp. - includes participant folder )
20. NSW SRC Annual Conference Recommendations - 1992 to 1996 ( 12 pp. as titled package - or 2 pp. each year )
21. Detailed Western Region {now defunct} SRC History {from 1979 through RASG to State Networks as of 1996} ( 30 pp. )
22. RASG (Regional Association of Student Government - Western Region, 1981 - 1987) Constitution ( 4 pp. )
23. Bathurst ERC [Educational Resource Centre] SRC camp programs - 1995 & '94 & '93 ( 10 pp. )
24. In-Service Initiatives Western Region SRC - 1994: programs and results ( 18 pp. )
25. Bathurst High / ERC Peer Support & SRC Primary/Secondary linkage program summaries -1993/94 ( 10 pp. )
26. Student Futures Conference (National Schools Network and Bathurst High / Bathurst ERC SRC organised) at CSU (Charles Sturt University, Bathurst) in December, 1992: Participant Program ( 2 pp.) & Outcomes Booklet ( 12 pages) and/or Group Leader's Guidelines, including Training Day ( 12 pp. )
27. Article: "NEXUS E - Mail Communication Project for Western Region SRC - Developments and Problems" (Includes results of 1996 survey of Western Region schools showing minimum to nil usage of system even though optimum technology available in the school.) ( 6 pp. )
28. New South Wales Department of Education restructuring report and its implications for SRCs ( 16 pp. )
29. Sample lessons / units involving student leadership in 'traditional classroom' settings (1 or more as requested)
30. Contact Address List for organisations referred to in this document ( 4 pp. )

    . . . Ongoing additions to this appendix will be supplied to reference copies as items become available . . . New material always welcome. Contact: charleskingston@ozemail.com.au

     

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