Table 2.

The effectiveness of leadership training and level of leader preparedness in Year 10 student leaders

When	Outcome Measured	Description	Result	Sample Comments
After Leadership training (n = 8) Week 1	Leadership training	Would you be confident in leading a group of 4-5 Year 7 girls in the activities? ‡	Yes = 100%	N/A N/A
		Would you be confident in leading your peers in the activities?‡	Yes = 100%
	Leader preparedness	1. How 'READY' are you to lead your group of Year 7 girls?¥	Ready = 25% Very Ready = 63% Extremely Ready = 12%	N/A
After assisted implementation (n = 7) Week 2	Leader preparedness	2. Did you find anything difficult about: a) any activities‡	No = 86% Not sure = 14%	"A bit hazy on most, needed showing what the activities were"
		b) working with year 7 students‡	No = 100%	N/A
		c) understanding written instructions‡	No = 86% Not sure = 14%	"Some were a bit confusing".
		d) using equipment‡	No = 100%	N/A
		e) comprehending the challenge‡	No = 86% Not sure = 14%	N/A
		f) leading the group‡	No = 100%	N/A
	Leader preparedness	3. Did you feel confident leading your group in the activities today? ‡	Yes = 86% Not sure = 14%	"I was excited to be a leader for the Year 7's".
	Leader preparedness	4. How 'READY'are you to lead your group of Year 7 girls again next week? ¥	Ready = 28.5% Very Ready = 43% Extremely Ready = 28.5%	N/A
	Leader preparedness	5. How 'MOTIVATED' are you to work with your group again next week?¥	Fairly Motivated = 43% Very Motivated = 43% Extremely Motivated = 14%	N/A
Debrief session between implementations (n = 7)	Leader preparedness	A debrief session provided for leaders to discuss their first session and address any difficulties that they may have experienced in preparation for the next implementation. No structured questions were asked.	N/A	N/A
After unassisted implementation Program evaluation (n = 7) Week 3	Leadership training	6. Did your training equip you with the skills to lead your team?‡	Yes = 100%	"It was hard to getting the girls motivated..." "We didn't have enough time to complete the challenge" "At the beginning everyone was shy..." "I had difficulty engaging them"
	Leader preparedness	Were you adequately prepared each week to lead your group?‡	Yes = 71% Not sure = 29%	N/A
		Did you like leading and working as part of a team to achieve the 'challenges'?‡	Yes = 86% Not sure = 14%	N/A

Note: ‡ = 3 point Likert scale = "Yes", "No", "Not sure"; ¥ = 5 point Likert scale = "Not at all", "Close", "Ready", "Very", "Extremely"; Assisted implementation = first session where leaders were given assistance as required from teachers; Unassisted implementation = second session when leaders worked independently to lead their groups