A group of 95 Year 12 students took part in an innovative self-leadership programme delivered by the College of Policing.
The course – known as Boost – has been created by Gloucestershire Constabulary. It was launched with an initial 13-month pilot in July 2020 before the programme was rolled out in full in Gloucestershire in September 2022.
It’s the first time Tewkesbury Academy has taken part in this peer-to-peer initiative, which has the ambition to build resilience and self-leadership in students. It is designed to equip Year 12 students who took part with the skills to act as mentors to Year 7 students.
This hard-hitting course addressed topics such as crime prevention, child sexual exploitation and abuse, drugs and alcohol, and ethics and values.
The aim is to encourage all young people to choose to be positive and effective personal leaders where they feel their voice is heard, that they feel valued, and they can thrive with confidence even in environments they can’t necessarily affect or alter themselves.
The students who deliver this programme receive a certificate signed by the chief constable and the police and crime commissioner.
Tewkesbury Academy’s Head of Year 12, Paul Warren, said: “Our Sixth Form students are a real asset to the Tewkesbury Academy community and their participation in this project will further embed our core school values into the daily lives of our young people.”
