LEADERSHIP Level Ups!
Ignite XP
1XP!
2XP!
3XP!
Earners of this badge have completed an employer-led, real-world leadership and management challenge by taking part in a small team task, and identifying what leaders and managers do. Earners have followed a simple plan or checklist with support; tracked tasks in a basic way; and met a time rule or deadline. Earners have communicated clearly with support; listened respectfully; followed a teamwork rule; and provided evidence and reflection on what went well and what to try next.
Earning Criteria:
- Earner has understood leadership, management, and professional behaviour by completing an employer-led, real-world leadership and management challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in leadership by identifying what leaders and managers do. They have gained awareness of team leadership and learnt about management.
- Earner has communicated clearly and used feedback to support others by completing an employer-led, real-world leadership and management challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in peer support by communicating in a helpful way. They have gained awareness of supporting colleagues and learnt about coaching.
- Earner has worked effectively in a team and supported collaboration by completing an employer-led, real-world leadership and management challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in teamwork by taking part in teamwork. They have gained awareness of being team oriented and learnt about peer engagement.
- Earner has planned work, managed time, and coordinated tasks by completing an employer-led, real-world leadership and management challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in adhering to deadlines by following a simple plan. They have gained awareness of managing working under pressure and learnt about administration and management.
- Earner has produced evidence of learning and progression by completing an employer-led, real-world leadership and management challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in organisation, reflection, and trying again by collecting simple evidence and reflecting. They have gained awareness of interviews, personal strengths, transferable skills, and learnt about a curriculum vitae (CV).
Earners of this badge have completed an employer-led, real-world leadership and management challenge by planning and coordinating a small activity with a team. Earners have described roles and shared goals; used respectful communication; active listening, and feedback; and responded to a teamwork problem using support routes. Earners have produced a simple plan with timescales, prioritised tasks, tracked progress, and built a portfolio with reflection and next steps.
Earning Criteria:
- Earner has understood leadership, management, and professional behaviour by completing an employer-led, real-world leadership and management challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in team leadership by understanding leadership and management in practice. They have gained awareness of team management and learnt about people management.
- Earner has communicated clearly and used feedback to support others by completing an employer-led, real-world leadership and management challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in coaching by applying communication and feedback skills. They have gained awareness of mentorship and learnt about learning strategies.
- Earner has worked effectively in a team and supported collaboration by completing an employer-led, real-world leadership and management challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in team building by applying teamwork and collaboration. They have gained awareness of the importance of being team oriented and learnt about team effectiveness.
- Earner has planned work, managed time, and coordinated tasks by completing an employer-led, real-world leadership and management challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in resource management by creating and using a simple plan. They have gained awareness of adhering to deadlines and learnt about administration and management.
- Earner has produced evidence of learning and progression by completing an employer-led, real-world leadership and management challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in organising evidence, using feedback, and reflection by organising evidence and summarising learning. They have gained awareness of their progress, next steps, transferable skills, and learnt about interviews, curriculum vitae (CV), and applications.
Earners of this badge have completed an employer-led, real-world leadership and management challenge by analysing leadership approaches and applying them to lead collaboration. Earners have coordinated team tasks; delegated and checked progress; used coaching-style questions and feedback to improve performance; and applied conflict awareness and de-escalation strategies. Earners have set priorities and milestones; evaluated delivery and team outcomes with improvements; and curated a role-aligned portfolio with reflection and next steps.
Earning Criteria:
- Earner has understood leadership, management, and professional behaviour by completing an employer-led, real-world leadership and management challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in adaptive leadership by analysing leadership and management approaches. They have gained awareness of change leadership and learnt about leading change.
- Earner has communicated clearly and used feedback to support others by completing an employer-led, real-world leadership and management challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in coaching by evaluating communication and coaching practice. They have gained awareness of consulting procedures, approaches and learnt about mentorship.
- Earner has worked effectively in a team and supported collaboration by completing an employer-led, real-world leadership and management challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in team leadership by leading collaboration and managing conflict. They have gained awareness of team performance management and learnt about team effectiveness.
- Earner has planned work, managed time, and coordinated tasks by completing an employer-led, real-world leadership and management challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in resource management by coordinating and reviewing work plans. They have gained awareness of distributed team management and learnt about team management.
- Earner has produced evidence of learning and progression by completing an employer-led, real-world leadership and management challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in curriculum vitae (CV) writing, cover letter writing, job applications, and reflection by curating a progression-focussed portfolio. They have gained awareness of transferable skills, professionalism, and learnt about reflection, progress tracking, and interview skills.
Ascend XP
1XP!
2XP!
3XP!
Earners of this badge have completed an employer-led leadership challenge exploring what leaders and managers do and what professional behaviour looks like in a team. They identified their role and a simple teamwork rule, followed a checklist with support, and tracked tasks to meet a deadline. They practised clear communication and respectful listening, identified a simple way to give helpful feedback, took part in a supported team task, and provided evidence from at least two activities with a short reflection.
Earning Criteria:
- Earner has understood leadership, management, and professional behaviour by completing an employer-led, real-world leadership and management challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in leadership, management, and role model by identifying what leaders and managers do. They have gained awareness of people management, organisational awareness, and learnt about team leadership, resource management and team management.
- Earner has communicated clearly and used feedback to support others by completing an employer-led, real-world leadership and management challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in mentorship, coaching, and supporting others by communicating in a helpful way. They have gained awareness of supporting colleagues, peer engagement, and learnt about peer support and motivating others.
- Earner has worked effectively in a team and supported collaboration by completing an employer-led, real-world leadership and management challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in teamwork, team oriented, and team building by taking part in teamwork. They have gained awareness of peer engagement, team effectiveness, and learnt about supporting colleagues and peer support.
- Earner has planned work, managed time, and coordinated tasks by completing an employer-led, real-world leadership and management challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in administration and management, resource management, and adhering to deadlines by following a simple plan. They have gained awareness of working under pressure and setting objectives for others, and learnt about delegation and staff scheduling.
- Earner has produced evidence of learning and progression by completing an employer-led, real-world leadership and management challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in organisation, reflection, and trying again by collecting simple evidence and reflecting. They have gained awareness of interviews, personal strengths, transferable skills, and learnt about a curriculum vitae (CV).
Earners of this badge have completed an employer-led leadership challenge explaining how leadership supports teams, why professional behaviour and boundaries matter, and how values and strengths shape style. They described roles and shared goals, used respectful communication, and responded to teamwork problems using appropriate support routes. They planned tasks and timescales, prioritised time, recorded progress, and used active listening and feedback to improve. They built a simple portfolio with reflection and an updated progression plan.
Earning Criteria:
- Earner has worked effectively in a team and supported collaboration by completing an employer-led, real-world leadership and management challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in teamwork, being team oriented, motivating others, and team building by applying teamwork and collaboration. They have gained awareness of team effectiveness, peer engagement, and learnt about supporting colleagues and peer support.
- Earner has planned work, managed time, and coordinated tasks by completing an employer-led, real-world leadership and management challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in administration, management, resource management, and adhering to deadlines by creating and using a simple plan. They have gained awareness of setting objectives for others, working under pressure, and learnt about delegation, project management, and change agility.
- Earner has made safe decisions and used escalation routes by completing an employer-led, real-world leadership and management challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in supervision, sensitivity, organisational awareness, and people management by applying safe decision-making. They have gained awareness of diplomacy and learnt about consultation and supporting others.
- Earner has produced evidence of learning and progression in leadership and management by completing an employer-led, real-world leadership and management challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in record keeping, evaluation, critical reflection, and progress tracking by organising evidence and summarising learning. They have gained awareness of professional development, career development, and meeting expectations, and learnt about CV writing, interview skills, and the STAR method.
Earners of this badge have completed an employer-led leadership challenge analysing leadership approaches for different contexts, evaluating professional behaviour and role modelling, and justifying an approach using evidence and reflection. They coordinated tasks and resources, checked progress against milestones, and evaluated delivery with improvements. They applied conflict awareness and de-escalation, used coaching-style questions, and used feedback and evidence to plan improvements for themselves and others. They curated a role-aligned portfolio evidencing development over time and next steps.
Earning Criteria:
- Earner has leadership, management, and professional behaviour by completing an employer-led, real-world leadership and management challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in adaptive leadership, leading change, and change leadership by analysing leadership and management approaches. They have gained awareness of organisational awareness, team effectiveness, and learnt about leadership development and educational leadership.
- Earner has communicated clearly and used feedback to support others by completing an employer-led, real-world leadership and management challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in coaching, mentorship, and workshop facilitation by evaluating communication and coaching practice. They have gained awareness of learner engagement, team motivation, and learnt about training and learning facilitation and workshop delivery.
- Earner has worked effectively in a team and supported collaboration by completing an employer-led, real-world leadership and management challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in team performance management, team effectiveness, and team management by leading collaboration and managing conflict. They have gained awareness of employee engagement and employee retention and learnt about team building and supporting colleagues.
- Earner has planned work, managed time, and coordinated tasks by completing an employer-led, real-world leadership and management challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in distributed team management, personnel resource management, and resource management by coordinating and reviewing work plans. They have gained an awareness of setting objectives for others, organisational awareness, and learnt about delegation, administration and project management.
- Earner has produced evidence of learning and progression by completing an employer-led, real-world leadership and management challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in curriculum vitae (CV) writing, cover letter writing, job applications, and reflection by curating a progression-focussed portfolio. They have gained awareness of transferable skills, professionalism, and learnt about about reflection, progress tracking, and interview skills.