On International Men’s Day, a group of our Year 9 and Sixth Form students attended the Rocking Ur Teens Conference hosted by Linklaters in London. The conference saw talks from a variety of speakers, under the unifying theme of inspiring wellbeing and igniting positive change in young minds.
The conference started with a welcome from Cameron Parker, an International Speaker who has worked with over a million teenagers. He started the day off with some exercises that encouraged everyone to think how honest they are with themselves. Reflecting on the day, he enthused: “I’ve been doing this event for about 4-5 years, and this has been the best year I’ve ever done it! The level of maturity in the room, the questions, the intelligence, everything’s been unbelievable. Especially your students today! They’ve engaged not only in my sessions but behind the session as well to come say hello and to ask us questions.”
There were a lot of highlights for our boys, one being Olympic Diving medallist Anthony Harding, who spoke about his dream of becoming an Olympic diver from six years old and his journey to achieve that. Josh and Moyo, Digital Creators, gave truthful insight about their lives as content creators which really resonated with the audience. Motivational speaker Tambo Silavwe focused on building confidence, personal development, and self-awareness amongst the attendees. He encouraged everyone to give affirmations to the people next to them and afterwards lent his rules of “Stay Curious, Stay Open, No Judgement” for everyone to think about.
Towards the end there was a speed mentoring activity, where attendees got the chance to talk to professionals about career advice and wellbeing. Our students engaged with Lawyers, Creative Designers, Entrepreneurs, AI and Tech Directors and many more. On the way back there was a buzz about this activity amongst them and the useful advice the mentors provided, a definite stand out moment from the trip!
Trip coordinator Danny Clark, our Student Wellbeing Advisor, felt the trip was crucial for our boys: “Events like this are so important for the LP Bros to attend because they expose our students to positive young male role models and provide them with a space to think about the kinds of men they want to become. They found the trip really engaging and thought-provoking, actively discussing with the panellists in meaningful discussion. At the end of the day the students were already asking about the next LP Bros trip!”
The aim of this event was similar to the Boyz-2-Men workshop we held last May. It’s important we provide our boys with safe spaces to talk and the opportunities to think about the kinds of men they want to become through events, workshops and trips.
See the photos from the conference here!
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