Leadership for Change is an education programme from The Economist Educational Foundation, in partnership with Rolex. Designed by expert teachers in collaboration with world-leading journalists and fact-checkers from The Economist newspaper, it equips 10- to 16-year-olds with key critical-thinking, creative problem-solving and communication skills.
Leadership for Change is comprised of three pillars, or core activities:
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Curriculum
Six one-hour lessons designed to equip students with the tools and knowledge to lead change in their communities.
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Live lesson
An exciting live lesson took place online at 10am and 3pm (GMT) on November 13th 2024. Students joined interactive activities and heard from inspiring leaders.
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Competition
Students entered their own "Projects for Change" into our global competition. Three projects were selected to receive funding and mentorship to make them a reality. Meet the winners.
Prize winners will receive:
- Up to £1,000 funding for the winning school to deliver the chosen "Project for Change"
- Three mentorship video calls for students from an experienced leader between January and June 2025
- The publication of the winning project on the Topical Talk website
- An award for each winning student
2024 timeline
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September 20th
The curriculum of six lessons will be published, ready to download and use in the classroom
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November 13th
Two live lessons will take place at 10am and 3pm (GMT) to support a range of timezones
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November 20th
Deadline for the Leadership for Change Prize competition entries
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December 9th
Three prize winners will be announced