Personal Development: Volunteering and Leadership Awards (with a focus on promoting diversity and inclusion across the school).
The SCQF Level 5 (equivalent to a National 5 qualification) Award in Volunteering and SCQF Levels 5 or 6 in Leadership are nationally recognised qualifications that enables learners to lead groups of people and helps develop their leadership skills, styles and interpersonal qualities.
The award is designed for learners who are interested in using their own personal skills and qualities to take forward inclusion across the school. You would work in collaboration with the Languages department to promote culture, diversity and influence language across our whole school community, including working with our partners and feeder primary schools.
Who does the qualification suit?
This award will appeal to a wide range of candidates, including:
- S5 and S6 pupils who would like to add to their CV by using transferable skills required for the workplace
- S5 and S6 pupils who have an interest in languages and culture and who would like to become part of the Language Ambassador team.
Volunteering Award:
The Volunteering Award consists of 3 Units:
- Preparing to volunteer
- Volunteering Experience
- Volunteering Investigative Project
Leadership Award
Leadership: An Introduction (20 hours)
In this Unit, candidates carry out research to find out about leadership styles and the skills and
qualities found in effective leaders. Candidates are required to produce a report on their findings and evaluate their own potential for leadership.
Leadership in Practice (40 hours)
In this Unit, candidates take a leading role in an activity. They will prepare to carry out the
activity by considering the factors involved, such as resources, people, time and potential risks.
Candidates then carry out the activity, monitoring progress and making changes as needed. At the end, candidates review their experience, drawing conclusions about themselves as a leader.
Progression
The leadership award is also available at SCQF Level 6.
Watch the video below to find out more about the Leadership Award from our Diversity Ambassadors.
