Young Ambassadors

The Young Ambassador Programme has been refreshed and relaunched for 2023. It will follow a progression pathway consisting of 4 tiers which will reflect the young person’s leadership and development journey at their current stage and not age. Workbooks have been created with different activities and challenges at each specific level. These can be completed in their own time and in their own pace. They will be encouraged to document and demonstrate their progress in creative ways that suits their own learning. The programme is aimed at developing the future leaders of Wales through sport, physical activity, and play.

Young Ambassadors will use their roles to Inspire, Influence, Mentor and Lead within their school or community. With your help we will provide ongoing, person centred support for all Young Ambassadors to develop as confident, motivated, and skilled young leaders. We want them to learn leadership by providing positive and meaningful opportunities and experiences that will enhance their integral skills.

Vision

To develop Young Ambassadors to become the future leaders of Wales, through sport, physical activity, and play. We want them to inspire, influence, lead, and mentor within and across education and communities, to connect and support society be healthy and active.

Mission

To provide ongoing, person centred support for Young Ambassadors to develop as confident, motivated, and skilled young leaders. We want them to learn through leadership by providing positive and meaningful opportunities and experiences that will enhance their integral skills.

Purpose

Through cross-sector collaboration, collectively develop, support, and empower Young Ambassadors to facilitate activities, build belonging, tackle inequalities, and use the power of advocacy to transform Wales to become a more healthy and active nation.

For a full overview of the programme, read the Young Ambassador Movement - Vision for Wales.

 

Progression Pathway

Young Ambassadors across Wales will follow the Progression Pathway which consists of four tiers (Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum) and reflects a Young Ambassadors leadership and development journey over time. View the progression pathway as a PDF.

Role Outcomes

The progression pathway focuses on developing Specific and generic role outcomes for Young Ambassadors across all four tiers. 

Specific role outcomes: the leadership approaches and role outcomes we want Young Ambassadors to develop at each specific tier of the pathway (bronze to platinum), to ensure their leadership journey is incremental and developmental as they enter and advance through the progression pathway.

Leadership approaches

1. Bronze: leading together
2. Silver: leading in partnership
3. Gold: leading a team
4. Platinum: leading the movement 

Role outcomes

1. Inspire
2. Influence
3. Lead
4. Mentor

 

Generic role outcomes: the integral skills we want Young Ambassadors to develop, and priority areas we want them to focus on, across all levels of the progression pathway and throughout their entire leadership journey, to support their ongoing personal development and to maximise their role impact.

Integral skills

1. Personal effectiveness
2. Planning and organising
3. Creativity and innovation
4. Critical thinking and problem solving

Priority areas

1. Facilitate activities
2. Advocacy focus
3. Building belonging
4. Tackling inequalities

View a full description of the role outcomes here.

 

 

For further details or to discuss the programme, email us at sportrct@rctcbc.gov.uk.