Leadership resources

Developed by UC Berkeley, the Berkeley Innovation Index (BII) measures key mindsets linked to innovation, such as resilience, openness, and creative confidence. It’s a research-backed self-assessment designed to help individuals and teams reflect on their capacity to innovate. A great tool for student leaders exploring design thinking, entrepreneurship, or creative leadership.

Applied learning can be a powerful way to develop student leadership, but it’s easy to fall into a few common traps. In this blog, Felicity Neeson unpacks three mistakes that can limit impact, starting without building trust, offering too much freedom without structure, and skipping reflection until the end. Drawing on Yellow Arrow’s experience, she shares practical strategies for creating safe, structured, and reflective learning environments where leadership skills can thrive. A great read for teachers looking to strengthen their applied learning practice and make every experience count.

An article by a middle school teacher sharing four strategies to build a strong student leadership program. It emphasises administrative support, room for failure, organisation, and group culture.

Provides information about student-led teams and co-curricular activities that promote leadership through service.

Have you ever been responsible for a group of young people and had unexpected time to kill? Maybe you're having technical difficulties, maybe your bus was delayed, maybe your guest speaker is late or the caterers haven't arrived yet. Whatever the situation, we've got you covered. Here are our 3 tips of things to do, when you have time to kill but no equipment.

A collection of resources aimed at supporting student wellbeing and resilience in educational settings.

This widely used free test offers a fun and insightful way for students to explore their personality type. Based on the Myers-Briggs framework and updated with modern psychology, it gives students a detailed profile covering strengths, weaknesses, communication style, and career preferences. It’s a great tool for sparking self-awareness and conversations about leadership and team dynamics.

The VIA Character Strengths Survey helps students identify their top personal strengths, like kindness, leadership, creativity, or perseverance. Grounded in positive psychology research, it’s a great tool for promoting self-awareness, confidence, and values-based leadership. It’s free to take and ideal for student leadership programs or wellbeing sessions.

Provides self-paced, expert-guided resources to help students learn about themselves as leaders.

Highlights strategies for effective communication, particularly with students with disabilities.