The Winter 2013 Emerge Leadership Newsletter Find out more about Emerge Leadership UK CIC and the work that we do to raise the aspirations of young people in the UK and in Ghana.

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Developing Selfless, Socially conscious and Competent leaders
A Quarterly Newsletter !
Teenpreneur comes
back for 2014
We’re excited about
Teenpreneur 2014.
500 teens will be
taking part
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Global Leadership
Programme
Thirty Six 16-19 year
olds from Ghana and
the UK will take part
in the Global
Leadership
programme this year.
Expanding their
Horizons and
developing their
leadership skills...
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Not leaving
the future of
our young
people to
chance
Great corporations like Apple, Mercedes and
Coca Cola, all go to great lengths to put
plans and strategies in place to ensure that
they they can create the best possible
futures for their businesses and for their
stakeholders.
How much more should we as adults,
parents, and as communities, do all that we
possibly can to ensure that we can help our
young people to have the best future they
possibly can?
Whether we like it or not we are all going to
grow old one day and the people that are
going to be making the decisions that will
effect our quality of life, who will become our
teachers, doctors, civic leaders will be the
young people of today.
Young people today are facing an array of
challenges. Apathy and hopelessness
amongst teenagers is widespread. Many
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Parent Power
How do we support
our parents and
enable them to
rediscover their
dreams, raise their
aspirations and
motivation levels,
whilst in turn helping
their children to start
doing the same?
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Public Speaking
Workshops
Most people have
the ability to get
their message
across well in
certain
environments but in
other environments
they feel less
comfortable.
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At Emerge we are committed to enabling
young people to create a positive alternative
reality for themselves and in turn, for us all.
Workshops, Coaching, Speaking
During Black History Month in
October 2013 we spoke to all of the
students at Moseley School in
Birmingham, inspiring them to take
responsibility, set goals, be passionate
and work hard.
young people are growing up in
dysfunctional families, in difficult
environments and we have to somehow
convince them that there are opportunities
on the table for them apart from what they
seeing or experiencing.
We firmly believe that we cannot leave the
future of our young people to chance.
“I know what it’s like to live in a
place of apathy and hopelessness
having been a delinquent teen and
being homeless at 16, but I also
know what it takes to get back up
out of it. That’s why we are able to
connect so well with our
audiences.” Errol Lawson, CoDirector Emerge Leadership
We are known for raising student aspirations
in all of the schools that we work in. We do
this by running workshops, motivational talks
and assemblies for 13 – 19 years olds, and
by delivering coaching sessions for teachers
and parents.
Our inspirational workshops for students
range from 2-hour sessions up to 5-week
programmes, for between 16 - 60 students at
a time. We cover a range of topics such as:
•Public Speaking and Communication Skills
•Critical Thinking Skills
•Teamwork
•Goal Setting
•Student Leadership
•Peer Mentoring and much more.
We've worked with over 30 schools across
the Midlands in the last 12 months, raising
student aspirations and motivating them
towards their potential. Schools include
Arthur Terry, Sutton Coldfield Girls,
Plantsbrook, Aston Manor, Bishop Vesey,
George Dixon Academy and many more.
“You taught me not to run away
from my problems but to face
them. You motivated me to be
positive.”
Amina Ramzan Hodge Hill Girls

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“A true motivational speaker who was able to engage and relate to pupils regardless
of their age/background or culture. A huge thank you to him for coming to see our
pupils.”
S. Nawaz Faculty leader for Humanities Hodge Hill Girls School
Going further...Together
Global Leadership Programme
Parent Power Workshops
We are passionate about partnering with
organisations and individuals that share our
commitment to what we do and resonate with
our core values. If you would like to contribute
to the work that we are doing with your time,
finances or expertise please do get in touch.
We would be happy to hear from you.
In 2014 we launch the Postcode to the Globe
Leadership programme. In the pilot of the
programme we will see 18 students from
Ghana and 18 from the Uk come together in a
‘World Cafe’ type forum. The programme will
enhance their learning opportunities whilst
broadening their awareness of themselves
and the global community. Other aims of the
programme are:
Increasingly more parents are having to face
the challenge of raising their children in single
parent families. Many parents today have little
or no support or positive role models to guide
them on the way. As a consequence our
young people are coming home to difficult
environments and facing slim odds of
realising their potential.
In 2014 we are committed to inspiring,
coaching, training more young people than
ever before.
We are aiming for our schools programmes,
which are mostly being delivered across the
Midlands, to be delivered in even more
schools, raising the aspirations of as many
young people as possible.
Teenpreneur 2014
The Teenpreneur enterprise event will take
place on 5 different dates during 2014 with
the Grand Final taking place in December
2014. Over 500 young people from 10
different schools will take part in the
challenge. Students will have the chance to
spend time with some of the Uk’s leading
entrepreneurs.
By the end of the workshop participants will:
• Have an increased understanding of their
ability to develop their ideas and start
a business,
• Enhance their employability skills,
• Grow in personal confidence and emotional
intelligence,
• Develop their enterprising skills,
• Meet students from other schools and work
alongside them,
• Meet and be inspired by other successful
entrepreneurs and business people,
• Get a clear understanding of the
importance of taking responsibility for
their future,
• Have an understanding of the tools and
technologies that are available to
them to help them to develop their
ideas,
• 5 schools will be chosen to take part in the
grand final event in 2014.
• Ongoing mentorship and support for the 5
finalists.
• to provide an opportunity for aspiring
leaders aged 16-19 to develop their selfleadership skills
• Participants will raise their awareness of
their personal strengths and weaknesses
• Participants will have the opportunity to
learn from the experiences and stories of
their peers in other parts of the world
• Participants will collaborate with young
people around the world on projects that
will develop their leadership ability
• Participants will learn tools and techniques
that will accelerate their personal growth
and leadership ability
• Participants will understand how to start a
positive movement or tribe
• Participants will asses their current
leadership ability
• They will be inspired and empowered to
make a significant impact in their local
community
• Participants will raise their level of
conscientiousness, in such a way that they
are aware of themselves and their
environment
• Participants will recognise they have the
power to initiate change for the greater
good
• Participants will begin to unravel limiting
beliefs that are holding them back
• Participants will become a part of a global
network of emerging leaders
• Participants will raise their aspirations and
improve their employability skills
• increase the likelihood of the young people
making a positive contribution to society
• create positive role models for others to
follow
To find out some more about these exciting
projects or to partner with us please email
errol@errollawson.com
Sponsorship Opportunity: Each year we reach over 10,000 young people aged
13-19 across the UK and Ghana, through our speaking events and workshops.
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If your organisation has a mission to reach, inspire and empower young people,
from less advantaged communities and would like to be considered to be our
Headline sponsor for 2014/15 Please call 07852397747
How do we support our parents and enable
them to rediscover their dreams, raise their
aspirations and motivation levels whilst in turn
helping their children to start doing the same?
Our solution is a three day workshop for
parents to help them to:
• Get clear about their personal goals and
dreams
• Create daily winning habits for themselves
and their families
• Understand their child better and restore
relationships with them
• Develop their organisational skills
• Get more focus
• Discover tools that will help them to get the
best out of their children
• Learn from the experiences of other
parents
• Not leave the future success of their child to
chance.
For more information on Parent Power please
email errol@errollawson.com
Public Speaking and Communication
Skills Workshops
Most people have the ability to get their
message across well in certain environments
but in other environments they feel less
comfortable.
If you’re looking to move into your first
recognised leadership or team management
role, or have recently done so, and you want
to do more to improve the way you
communicate your message to those around
you, this course is for you.
Get the desired response from your audience
and discover tips to make your ordinary
speech great. For more information on the
half day Public speaking workshops for your
organisation please email or call
errol@errollawson.com www.errollawson.com
Tel: 07852397747
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