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Free Resources for Teachers and School Leaders

Free guides for teachers, HODs and school leaders. Each one comes from our work with schools, and each gives you something you can start using this week.

For Communication

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The Clear Communication Kit

The most confident student in the room is not always the one communicating best. This kit gives you a way to check understanding in the time you already have.

What you get

  • Three habits that take about twenty seconds each, for any CCA meeting, lesson or student briefing

  • A printable observation sheet for the next time students present

  • A four-week plan, so you build one habit at a time

Who it is for: HODs, CCA teachers-in-charge, form teachers and school leaders.

Starts 4 January

Going Beyond: Primary Leadership Framework

One picture of how every pupil grows as a leader from P1 to P6, and a year plan for the teacher who runs it.

Who it is for: teachers-in-charge of student leadership in primary schools.

Starts 4 January

For Student Leadership

Two guides for the teachers who choose and grow student leaders.

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Choosing Student Leaders

Leadership education should not produce impressive students. It should produce trustworthy ones. This toolkit is what we would look for when choosing student leaders. Use it alongside your interview, not in place of it.

What you get

  • Seven signs an interview can miss

  • Four questions that test ownership

  • A one-term tracker

Who it is for: teachers-in-charge of student leadership, CCA teachers, HODs and school leaders.

Coming soon

YouTube

Public Speaking Tips for Students: Why Polish Doesn’t Build Trust

Our latest video, 2 Nov 2026. More on the Leaven Academy channel.

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Watch and read

New videos and articles for teachers and parents, every week.

Blog

Public Speaking Tips for Students: Why Polish Does Not Build Trust

Polish gets a student heard. Connection and action are what get them believed.

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Ernest Tan, Lead Educator and Owner, Leaven Academy

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