The bigger picture live (years 12 & 13)
Overview
We get the students excited by 'The Bigger Picture' they can make in their life. They get to indulge themselves of how their life might be if they focus and take themselves more seriously.
This two-hour event is hugely interactive - the teachers are always worried about their students being in 'one place' for 2 hours!! Don't be!!
You want students to.....
- Focus on life and school.
- Be ready for higher education and life beyond.
- Understand that asking better questions will be integral to them gathering information and solutions for the future.
- Take responsibility for their behaviour as they reach adulthood
- Have a confidence on the inside, not just on the outside.
- Have them change the way they do things without you having to prompt them.
- Have a 'can-do' attitude to solving their problems with a sense of urgency.
- Opening-up and sharing their behaviours that they want to change in their life so that they coach themselves.
- Understand the things they need to do to be totally succesful in life.
- Know what really drives them in life and be able to take control.
- Be brave enough to make mistakes and learn from them.
- Find out their 'Bigger Picture' in their life and know what it is they're aiming for.
The ending of the event is tied-in with them completing their own 'My Bigger Picture' goal card (which we send to them one month later) - this is beacuase we know schools want some kind of longevity and real impact to the students.
In more detail:
Hi-impact TM Communication, surely the most important skill in life which Keith and Michael are both expert in.
Students get to find out just how important communication is and the engagement techniques that will help them become better at listening and making friends in life. Teachers complain about students' lack of engagement and this gets them to practice some new life-changing behaviours.
Motivaction TM We all know that we have different things that 'drive us' and make us ambitious or hungry. But, motivation only ever makes a difference when it is coupled with action. That is why we call it 'motivaction'!!
It's at this point in the session we use a variety of techniques to understand what really drives us. They get to realise that what seems like fun now won't necessarily mean they'll have fun in the future. It's emotional and it gets personal. They start to look inwards and not outwards.
Bravezone TM Students think that by making excuses, it shifts the responsibility....it doesn't!!
They get to recognise that they are in control of themselves all of the time. Students get to realise that making mistakes will be their biggest learning, if they use it to positive effect. This is a brilliant exercise and we think you'll like how we get there!
Futuredrive TM Whilst young people are very creative and imaginative, they seem to lack imagination when it comes to thinking seriously about themselves. This section is all about visualising their success.
Dare to dream TM We get them to think about how they want to live and who they want to be. This is serious and very powerful stuff. This is not just a 'good talk'; this is the real thing - they now get to put some of this 'dreaming into action'. This is the bit they've never done before; they get to work out where they want to be in their life. To make this 'real' they then complete a goal setting card called 'My Bigger Picture'. They even get to work out how much "extra" schoolwork they need to do in order to get what they want!!
They always find this bit quite 'hard' and yet they always find it 'useful'!
.....to reinforce this we send 'My Bigger Picture' to their home address one month after the event!!
Schools love this because......
- It's the FINAL statement of how the students will take responsibility for their own actions - not just the teachers. Your not telling them; they're telling themselves!
- It's a very unsubtle reminder that they need to focus on their 'A' levels
We call all of these modules 'The Bigger Picture LIVE'.
The follow-up....
- 'My Bigger Picture' goal setting card posted one month after the event to their home address.
- Educational conversation and discussion on Facebook
- Individual PSHE Lesson Plans delivered weekly in the classroom, written in 'The Big Picture' style.
- Motivational School Assemblies - written by us, but delivered by you.
