Leadership Course

Classes in the mornings

Leader or Manager? – Discover the difference between leadership and management

Can you trust the internet? – Develop a critical eye for internet content

Social Networking – Develop appropriate register (formality and informality) in your speaking (Communication skills)

Cultural Awareness – Identify important elements of various international cultures

Smart Reading – Read between the lines in reports, emails, etc for implied meaning (Communication skills)

Leadership Essentials – Consider the essential aspects of leadership

Evaluating Internet Sources – Action a strategy for critically evaluating sources

A Good Listener – Listening for facts and nuance (Communication skills)

Cultural Pitfalls – Explore potential cultural misunderstandings and how to overcome them

Writing to influence – Develop appropriate formality in your writing (Communication skills)

Leadership Styles – Identify and define key elements of common leadership styles

Facing Conflict – Discuss Margaret Heffernan’s – Dare to disagree TED.com (video)

What kind of leader are you? – Analyse and discuss your personal leadership style

Women in Leadership – Consider why we have too few women leaders based on Sheryl Sandberg’s TED.com (video)

Argue your case – Debate the most important aspects of leadership

Classes in the afternoons

Presenting like Steve Jobs – the elements of a powerful presentation (video)

New Technologies – Learn the importance of embracing new and ‘disruptive’ technologies and social media

Powerful Storytelling – The power of story-telling to inspire and communicate

How advertising works – The power and pervasiveness of advertising

Guest Speaker – A presentation by a person influential in the world of business, charities, science, research or government

Excursions in the afternoons

Winston Churchill & Blenheim Palace or William Shakespeare & Stratford-upon-Avon

Explore Oxford – activities and guided tour of the city, colleges and other places of interest

Flipped Learning

Online or other research assignments for presentations, visits or guest speakers

Team Project: How to launch a new product – for team presentation at the end of week 2

Research: Lead with a Story (Paul Smith)

Research: A world Gone Social (Ted Coine & Mark Babbit)

Preparation: Outside speaker

Leadership Case Studies:

1. Sheryl Sandberg – (COO Facebook)
2. Angela Merkel – (German Chancellor)
3. Julie Dearne – (Cambridge Satchel Co.)
4. Aung Suu Kyi – (National League for Democracy)
5. Christine Lagarde – (Managing Director of the IMF)
6. Margaret Thatcher – (first female UK Prime Minister)

Research for Study Visit: History of the Oxford Mini Plant from 1913 to the BMW takeover in 1994 and the present day

Classes in the mornings

Inspirational Speakers – Experience and analyse the rhetorical techniques used by inspirational & persuasive speeches

Fake News?– How to spot examples of the growing phenomenon of ‘fake news’& click bait(Critical Thinking)

Presenting Yourself – Improve your public speaking technique including eye contact and physical presence

Problem Solving – Solving workplace problems and presenting solutions (Role Play)

Leadership Presentations – Give a personal presentation on leadership challenges

Hear, Hear! – Learn how to use rhetorical techniques to structure a speech

Bias in the media – How to ‘triangulate the truth’ in journalism, traditional media and social media(Critical Thinking)

Grabbing attention – Learn how to effectively open and close presentations (Video)

Problem Solving – Analyse the effectiveness of problem-solving techniques

Leadership Presentations – Give a personal presentation on leadership challenges

Quiet Leadership – Discuss Susan Cain’s The Power of Introverts talk TED.com (Video)

A New Type of Leadership – Discuss Margaret Heffernan’s Superchicken model TED.com (Video)

Job Interviews – Develop your interview style through preparing to interview and be interviewed (Role Play)

Resolving Conflict – Practice conflict resolution using STABEN (Role Play)

Reflection and Evaluation – Course test, reflection and review

Classes in the afternoons

Case Study Presentations – Give a 10-minute presentation of a case study of your choice

Case Study Presentations – Give a 10-minute presentation of a case study of your choice

Why did Brexit happen? – Consider Alexander Bett’s talk about why Brexit happened and debate the case for and against the EU and globalisation Ted.com (Video)

Team Product Presentations – Give a 20-minute presentation – how to launch a new product

Excursions in the afternoons

Windsor Castle or Stonehenge (World Heritage site)

Study Visit – BMW Mini Factory Oxford

Flipped Learning

Leadership Case Studies:

1. Mahatma Ghandi – (Indian independence)
2. Nelson Mandela – (President of RSA)
3. Sir Alex Ferguson – (Manchester United)
4. Richard Branson – (Virgin)
5. Steve Jobs – (Apple)
6. Ken Lay – (Enron) – what went so wrong?

• Preparation: Individual Case Study Presentations
• Team Presentations
• Preparation for end of course test

Personal Language Training
Students can add one-to-one English language lessons to their language classes. Lessons last 55 minutes and are charged at £57 per lesson.

Examination fees
Fees for the following examinations are currently between approximately
£150 -£210.

IELTS

Cambridge examinations
B2 First (FCE)
C1 Advanced (CAE)
C2 Proficiency (CPE)

Other examinations
TOEIC
TOEFL

Optional college weekend trips / theatre visits / excursions, etc.
Day excursions at weekends — free to £40
Theatre tickets and transport — £25 to £45
Additional sports and other activities — £10 to £15 per week

Other costs
Stationery/book purchase (loan of books is included in fees)
General spending money — allow a minimum of £80 per week
Bus travel: single trip from £2.00; 1 week £14.50; 4 week 49.00
St Clare’s sweatshirt £20

Please note: Prices are approximate please contact us at ic.enquiries@stc