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
Between September 20th and November 20th 2024, 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 was published, ready to download and use in the classroom
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November 13th
Two live lessons took place at 10am and 3pm (GMT) to support a range of time zones
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November 20th
Deadline for the Leadership for Change Prize competition entries
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December 9th
Three prize winners were announced