Year 8 pupils at Eden Girls’ Leadership Academy, Manchester were put through their paces by ex-soldiers on a Leadership Day at the school.
Participants completed a series of challenges to test their resilience, develop their team building skills and improve their fitness.
UK Military School, a leadership development company founded and run by former British Army, Navy and Air Force personnel, were parachuted into the school to support pupils to develop key life skills outside the classroom.
Activities – including an obstacle course, archery and Zorb football – gave pupils an opportunity to participate in new activities that would challenge them both physically and mentally.
The former armed forces personnel also set the pupils problem-solving tasks to test their mental resilience. Teamwork and communication skills were the order of the day as pupils were tasked with transporting water between two places using limited resources.
Simone Hawksworth, Director of Learning at Eden Girls’ Leadership Academy, Manchester said:
“Leadership opportunities enable our girls to show their resilience, teamwork and character development, whilst also challenging them to grow as individuals.”