Roles in a Group
Understand different roles people play in groups — leader, supporter, mediator, idea-generator — and recognise that effective groups need a mix of roles, not everyone trying to be the leader
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In a group project, can your child recognise that they don't always have to be in charge — and that sometimes the group works better when they support someone else's idea rather than pushing their own?
Understand different roles people play in groups — leader, supporter, mediator, idea-generator — and recognise that effective groups need a mix of roles, not everyone trying to be the leader
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- Name at least three different roles people can play in a group
- Identify their own preferred role and describe its strengths
- Explain why groups work better when different people take different roles
“In a group project, can your child recognise that they don't always have to be in charge — and that sometimes the group works better when they support someone else's idea rather than pushing their own?”
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- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Personal & Social Development
- Domain
- Friendship & Cooperation
- Age range
- Ages 7–9
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