Leadership - Some of Malborough Boy's College Principles

The skills of Leadership are what enable a person to take the lead when it is appropriate and/or necessary.

It is essential that citizens in a democracy have the ability to take the lead when it is appropriate and/or necessary.

The skills of Leadership are able to be learned.

The skills of Leadership are able to be taught through a well-designed educational programme.

It is a core function of an educational institution in a democracy to effectively teach the skills of leadership.

The general approach to the teaching of Leadership skills at Marlborough Boys’ College will be to move the boys along a continuum from being dependent on the external enforcing of rules through having the skills and knowledge to take responsibility for their own behaviour to having the skills, personal attributes and knowledge necessary to enable them to positively influence others.

These programmes are intended to achieve the following:

• Identify what we mean by leadership
• Indicate to stakeholders that we are committed to leadership development
• Heighten awareness of leadership as a learned behaviour
• Raise staff awareness of student performance in that sphere
• Encourage ways of operating that allow the exhibition of leadership capabilities
• Offer opportunities for leadership capability to be developed
• Provide opportunities to see the boys in action in various leadership performance situations.