Inspire the next generation of leaders with the White Rose Active Ambassadors Award –

A dynamic programme designed to empower Upper Key Stage 2 pupils to become confident, active role models within your school community.

This award doesn’t just promote physical activity – it builds leadership, teamwork, and confidence. Through a fully planned, delivered, and assessed progressive learning journey, pupils develop the skills and mindset needed to inspire others and make lasting, positive change.

Rooted in our trusted 3Is framework – Intent, Implementation, and Impact – the programme delivers measurable results for pupils and schools alike. It also helps your school progress towards achieving the School Games Marks of Silver, Gold, or Platinum, demonstrating excellence in PE, sport, and leadership. 

Teachers love it too – the award reduces workload by providing ready-to-use plans, resources, and assessments that seamlessly integrate into your PE and enrichment offer. It’s a powerful way to evidence effective use of the PE and Sports Premium, recognised by Ofsted as a model of best practice. 

From developing young sports leaders to nurturing essential life skills, the White Rose Active Ambassadors Award helps pupils understand what it takes to be a successful leader – both on and off the field. By focusing on the ‘whole child’, it builds the foundation for lifelong learning, wellbeing, and even future employability. 

With a blend of practical and theory-based activities, pupils don’t just learn about leadership – they live it. The result? Confident, capable young ambassadors who inspire others and create a more active, positive, and connected school community. 

Our introduction to leadership provides young people with a Level 1 Sports Leadership qualification and is a foundational course designed for young people (often aged 11-13 and older) to learn the basics of leadership, planning, and delivering sports or physical activities under direct supervision. It focuses on developing life skills like communication, organisation, and teamwork, and serves as a starting point for those who want to get involved in sports leadership before progressing to more advanced levels.   

What you will learn 

• How to plan and deliver a structured sports or physical activity session. 
• How to assistin the delivery of sessions under direct supervision.  
• How to review a session after it has been delivered. 
• Valuable life and employability skills, such as effective communication, confidence, and organization

Our Young person to young leader provides a sports leadership level 2 qualification is a nationally recognised certification that teaches leadership skills like planning, communication, and teamwork through sports and physical activity. 

 Our programme is adapted from the minimum standards set out by the Leadership Skills Foundation to provide more detailed ‘coaching’ elements to add further detail/ practice opportunities for the young leaders. It enables successful candidates to lead groups in sports or recreational activities under indirect supervision, and often involves a mix of theory, practical application, and volunteer work. This qualification can be useful for young people and adults who want to work in fields such as coaching, teaching, or health and social care.  

What you will learn 

• Leadership skills: Develop generic leadership skills through sport, including organisation, planning, communication, and teamwork.
• Leading activities: Learn to plan, lead, and evaluate a sport or physical activity session.
• Event management: Gain experience in organising and delivering a sports event or competition.
• Adapting sports: Understand how to adapt sports activities to suit different needs and abilities. 
• Safety: Learn to establish and maintain a safe sports or activity session. 
• Positive role models: Focus on being a positive role model and mentoring others.

Our developed Mastery of leadership awards provides post 16 students the opportunity to earn a Level 3 Sports Leadership qualification, which is a nationally recognised course that teaches individuals how to lead sports and recreation activities for different groups, such as younger children, peers, or the community. It focuses on developing practical leadership skills like communication, organisation, and planning through a mix of guided and hands-on experience, with a minimum of 30 hours of leadership practice required for completion. This qualification is beneficial for personal statements, UCAS applications (worth 16 UCAS points), and future job applications in the sports industry.

Key aspects of the qualification 

• Skills development:You will gain and demonstrate key leadership skills like effective communication, organisation, planning, and teamwork through the medium of sport. 

• Practical experience:A significant part of the course involves practical application, such as leading basic physical activities for various groups and assisting in the organisation of local sports events. 

• Community involvement:The qualification provides opportunities to work in local clubs, primary schools, and other community settings. 

• Assessment:Assessments often include practical observation (sometimes supported by photos or videos), questioning, and completion of a Learner Evidence Record (LER). 

• Leadership hours:A mandatory requirement is completing a minimum of 30 hours of leadership demonstration. 

• Progression:The qualification is recognised by colleges and universities and can be used for applications to higher education courses in sports, physical education, and sports science. It also enhances CVs for employment.