This newsletter provides an overview of the programs and activities delivered by Jasiri Leadership Development over the past academic year and highlights some of their upcoming opportunities for the 2013/2014 year. Some key points: - They delivered leadership and literacy programs in 30 UK schools over 2012/2013, working with hundreds of students. - Upcoming opportunities for 2013/2014 include confidence-building workshops, public speaking programs, entrepreneurship training, and staff professional development sessions. - They are excited about an upcoming "Teenpreneur boot camp" entrepreneurship program for students ages 13-17 during the October break.

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Raising Aspirations in 2013 and
beyond!
By Staff
Hello and welcome to
our final Newsletter for
the 2012/13 academic
year. We hope you are
enjoying the summer
break so far and that
having been working so
hard you are finding time
to play hard ‘so to
speak’. We, like you are
very excited about what
the coming academic
year has in store.
In this newsletter we
would like to tell you
about some exciting
things that are available
to you in the 2013/2014
academic year.
First, it's been quite a
busy summer for us. In
the 2012/13 academic
year we have delivered
a n u m b e r o f
programmes in around
30 different schools all
over the UK. We have
been speaking to, and
working with hundreds if
not thousands of young
people, and it has been
great fun!
We do what we do
b e c a u s e w e a r e
frustrated by the fact that
there are young people
growing up today who
d o n ' t b e l i e v e t h a t
anything else is possible
for them apart from what
they are currently seeing
and experiencing. We
do our best to challenge
that mindset and raise
the aspirations of young
people whilst reinforcing
the great work that
teachers are already
doing. The feedback we
have had from the
students and staff we
have worked with has
been fantastic. Thank
you! (See testimonials
at the bottom of the
newsletter)
NEWSLETTER
Picture taken at the
Kick off event of the G
and T Literacy Project.
Featuring students
from Swanshurst
Girls, Moseley, Hall
Green, Kings Norton
Girls and Kings Heath
Boys.
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Some
highlights of
the year:
and there were so
many!..
By Staff
• The 'Do Something!' Leadership
Development programme for
Teens in 15 schools across
Birmingham. We had 180
students developing innovative
leadership projects in their
schools. Developing their
confidence, teamwork and public
speaking skills.
• The Leadership and Literacy
G and T Project delivered with 5
s c h o o l s i n t h e s o u t h o f
Birmingham. All 5 schools
worked together. Students in each
school developed Peer mentoring
programs to help year 7 students
love literacy. It was a blast!
• Delivering the ‘Ambassadors’
P r e f e c t / S t u d e n t L e a d e r s
development programme at St
Edmund Campion School and
Handsworth Wood Girls School.
Seeing the newly appointed
student leaders in these schools
define their roles and rise up to
the challenge of being role models
in their schools was inspiring.
• Delivering an increasing amount
of Teacher coaching and staff
CPD sessions. One of our
targets was to deliver more
teacher coaching this year and we
did it and had some great
feedback.
Finishing the year on a
high note
At the end of July Errol went to
Ghana to deliver a residential
leadership development programme
for 75, 15 - 19 year old students
from across the capital city, Accra.
You can find out more about our
work in Ghana from this review by
clicking this link or copying and
pasting it into your browser. http://
goo.gl/ug94Vz
On our return to the UK, we
delivered the 'Aspire' 3 day
confidence building workshop for
around 20 female students at Aston
Manor Academy in Birmingham. All
students were in years 7 - 9.
'Aspire' is designed for those
students who are doing well
academically, but lack the self-
confidence to put their ideas forward
and build relationships. The fun and
i n t e r a c t i v e p r o g r a m m e w a s
delivered by our team alongside
special guest appearances from
Melody Hossaini, a previous finalist
o n t h e B B C T V s h o w ' T h e
Apprentice' who offered some
words of inspiration and motivation
for the participants. We were also
visited by Justice Williams (MBE) -
the Birmingham-based entrepreneur
who also inspired the Participants
with her story, providing them with a
huge confidence boost. See a short
clip of some of the students sharing
their feedback at the bottom of the
newsletter. To book an Aspire
confidence building workshop for
your school, please send us an
email.
(Melody Hossaini from The
Apprentice at the Aspire
Workshop with students from
Aston Manor Academy)
Students on the Leadership Programme at
St Edmund Campion School.
Right: Students at
Aston Manor
School on the
‘Aspire’ Workshop
with Justice
Williams (MBE)
Below: Errol
Lawson delivering
a workshop in
Ghana

3. Looking forward to this year, we have a number of programmes available to schools. Please
see a list of the programmes that are available for the 2013/14 academic year below.
Programmes Available For The 2013/14 Academic YearProgrammes Available For The 2013/14 Academic YearProgrammes Available For The 2013/14 Academic YearProgrammes Available For The 2013/14 Academic YearProgrammes Available For The 2013/14 Academic Year
Package Main Themes Duration
# of
Students
Special Features
ASPIRE
Confidence
Motivation
Raising Aspiration
Teamwork
3 days 30
 Relaxed and informal
 Fun activities for building social skills
 Confidence-boosting exercises
 Motivational (celebrity) speakers
Exam
Success
Revision, Memory, Exam
preparation, Aspiration, Time
management, Attitude,
Relaxation, Mental rehearsal,
Visualisation.
2 hours 50
 Exam success 'passport' for each student
 Exam preparation
 Fun
 Interactive
Independent
Learner
Independent learning
techniques, Speed reading,
Equipping the brain,
Relaxation, Goal setting, Why
study?
2 hours 50
 Great Induction for students going into year 12
 Opportunity to get students going into year 13 to
Refocus
Do
Something!
Public Speaking and
communication skills,
Teamwork, Goal setting,
Critical thinking, Leadership,
Project
10 hours
over 6
weeks
16
 Students create and deliver a project within
school.
 Fun activities to improve confidence in students.
Ambassadors
Leadership, Teamwork, Taking
responsibility, Attitude, Being a
role-Model
Up to 9
months
0 - 50
 Empower students to take ownership
 Develop leadership skills in students
Staff CPD
Session -
Authentic
Leadership
Leadership, Values, Culture,
Teamwork.
Various Various
 Interactive workshop enabling staff to get clarity
on their own core values, the school’s core
values and to analyse the extent to which they
are leading from those values.
Coaching
Hours
Leadership, Problem solving,
Transition, Confidence
Various Various
 Support staff who need to boost confidence,
transition to new roles, rediscover passion for
teaching or senior teachers who need coaching
through specific challenges.
1hr
Motivational
Talk
Raising aspirations,
Overcoming adversity, Goal
setting, Attitude, Decision
making, Taking responsibility,
Relationships.
1 hour Unlimited
 Inspirational motivational keynote talk.
 Great for assemblies or 'off timetable' days.
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4. “Entrepreneurship changes lives. If
we want to change the world – and
The UK – for the better, we need to
create and support more young
entrepreneurs”.
Errol Lawson
We are particularly excited about the 'Teenpreneur
boot camp' that takes place for three days during the
October half-term.
Are great entrepreneurs born or are they made? Either
way, it’s never too early to ramp up those sales skills.
That’s why we are welcoming young business talent
aged 13 - 17 for our best ever Teenpreneur program!
We’re focused on enhancing your child’s business
acumen, giving him or her an opportunity to learn the
ABCs of entrepreneurship and apply those techniques
to craft a viable business plan. With veteran
entrepreneurs to serve as instructors, we guarantee an
enriching, motivating experience that will help transform
young minds into major players. Space is limited so
register now!
It’s sure to be a worthy investment in your teen’s future!
Teenpreneurs will . . .
• Explore options for solving a challenge within a
company
• Understand how to save and invest wisely
• Develop strong leadership skills
• Build their confidence
• Learn from successful entrepreneurs, and
corporate professionals
• Network with their peers from across the city
• Collaborate on projects and learn to be team
players
• Develop and practice presentation skills
Two levels of instruction:
• Junior Executives (Ages 13–15)
• Future CEOs (Ages16–17)
To register a maximum of ten students from your
school, or for more information please send an email to
events@errollawson.com
Coming Soon!!...
THE TEENPRENEUR ‘BOOTCAMP’
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5. Website Developments
Our website is being updated. Look
out for lots of free resources and
giveaways for students and teachers
Company Name Change
As of September 2013, our company
name will change from EWL
Consultants to Jasiri Leadership
Development. (“Jasiri” means
“courageous” in Kiswahili)
Testimonials
"The session today was fantastic! The
students took part in activities which
were accessible, relevant and
applicable. They have gained
invaluable skills for exams, the world
of work and life outside."
Rebecca,
Academic mentor, Nottingham
Emmanuel School
“...Errol has been one of the best
coaches I have ever had..."
Heather Roberts,
Head Teacher, Aston Manor Academy
I was at a position in my career where
I needed some guidance and
confidence in bringing back my
“believe it you can do it!” attitude,
which I seemed to have left behind
somewhere along the way. How much
could I really get from a one-time
coaching session with Errol? More
than I could have imagined! The time
spent with Errol was fun, relaxed and
very productive. Errol was able to
quickly identify what type of coaching
I needed and focussed me clearly on
aspects of my own confidence that
had been hidden away for a while. I
strongly recommend a coaching
session with Errol for people eager to
evolve to a higher level of personal
c o n fi d e n c e a n d p r o f e s s i o n a l
satisfaction
Nsha Vaitha,
Head of Maths, Swanshurst Girls
School, Birmingham
Click these links for other video
testimonials
http://youtu.be/_Yvkf4dr1QM -
Teacher Testimonial Nottingham
Emmanuel School
http://youtu.be/XJqsasc1D10 - Head
Teacher Testimonial Aston Manor
Academy
http://youtu.be/yxKblmW_L5c -
Student testimonial Nottingham
Emmanuel School
http://youtu.be/heY3AW71O2s - Head
of year 10 testimonial from George
Dixon School
http://youtu.be/ZRN7NfK0tgo -
Assistant head testimonial from
Plantsbrook School
http://youtu.be/8CR9gYKEpj8 -
Student testimonial from the Aspire
programme
http://youtu.be/SYHwfTHybWI -
Student testimonial from Sutton
Coldfield Grammar Schools for girls
Remember...
You can contact us on
(+44) 7852397747 or email
errol@errollawson.com
Thank you
Other news
moving forward..
By staff
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