Chevening is looking for individuals who will be future readers or influencers in their home countries. Explain how you meet this requirement, using clear examples of your own leadership and influencing skills to support your answer. (500)

“Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of members. If people believe in themselves, it’s amazing what they can accomplish.”

This

is my notion about leadership and the outstanding leader, that’s me. I have 16 lovely

students

in my classroom, including two

students

with learning difficulties and with autism. One of these

students

had a difficult time adjusting to

school

life.

Last

year I heard that she would run away from

school

, hitting

students

and teachers when she is angry. As

such

, her classmates did not like her and she was isolated. In order to ease tension and break barriers, I started a range of activities

such

as cooking, painting, and engaging games.

Moreover

, I made sure to recognise her development by praising her

as well as

guiding her in the right direction. Her behaviour has improved dramatically, now she is much calmer and does not run out of

school

anymore. I succeeded in helping her

love

school

. I believe that I lead my classroom successfully because we share common values of respect,

love

, and growth. In 2021, I led a business named Green Smart

School

at my work. It is a business that aims to change schools into innovative spaces. I organised insight tours to watch role models of innovative spaces. I gathered the

opinions

of

students

, teachers, parents, and the local community commissioners on ways they wanted to change the

school

and over the span of two years I was able to implement all of them. There were times when each other had different

opinions

. Whenever they do it, we think about the pros and cons of

opinions

and I lead them to make an optimal choice. In 2022, I discussed with the education office and construction companies whether the decisions on construction were appropriate.

Finally

, my

school

started to tear down the building and construct a new innovative

school

. My passion for influencing people to grow and develop is what drove me to become a teacher. Half of my

students

do not have parents and live in the orphanage. I try to take care of them with

love

because I can see their fear of not being loved. Recently, I was invited to the annual festival held by the city’s orphanage, I will never forget what I heard from one student “Thank you for caring for me with

love

, teacher, I will always be with you when you are sad or happy. I

love

you so much, too.” I am a person who is qualified to lead with the proven ability to understand other people’s feelings and communicate with empathy in order to drive impact. I learned how to collect the

opinions

of members and moved toward the goal by leading my critical regional initiatives at

school

. I’m a suitable person to receive the Chevening scholarship because I can influence positively and make an impact not only for myself but for those around me and

to

Change preposition

for

show examples

my countless future

students

.