leadership
Assignment brief
Qualification
BTEC Level 3 Public Services
Unit number and title
Unit 2: Leadership and Teamwork in the Public Services
Assessor name
Harriet Marshall
Date issued
09/14
Hand in deadline
05/15
Assignment title
Develop Leadership and Teamwork skills
Purpose of this assignment
1 Understand the styles of leadership and the role of a team leader
2 Be able to communicate effectively to brief and debrief teams
3 Be able to use appropriate skills and qualities to lead a team and participate in team activities
4 Understand what makes an effective team
Scenario
You have secured a work experience placement with a local police force (or other Public Service). The HR manager is currently reviewing the induction programme for new employees and is aware that you have practical experience and knowledge of team leading through studying the BTEC National in Uniformed Public Services. They have asked you to help prepare training materials on team leadership.
Task 1
P1 describe the different leadership styles used in the public services
P2 Identify the role of the team leader public services
M1 compare the different leadership styles used in the public services
D1 evaluate the effectiveness of different leadership styles used in the public services
Prepare a PowerPoint presentation which describes the different leadership styles used in the public services. You will need to identify the role of the team leader in the public services for each of the leadership styles.
a) Giving examples of public services and different situations, describe the key features of the following leadership styles:
• Authoritarian
• Democratic
• Laissez-faire
• Transactional
• Transformational
• Bureaucratic
• People orientated
• Task orientated
P1
b) Using examples from the uniformed public services identify:
• The role of the team leader in the public services
• The benefits of team working for both the organisation and team
Qualification
BTEC Level 3 Public Services
Unit number and title
Unit 2: Leadership and Teamwork in the Public Services
Assessor name
Harriet Marshall
Date issued
09/14
Hand in deadline
05/15
Assignment title
Develop Leadership and Teamwork skills
Purpose of this assignment
1 Understand the styles of leadership and the role of a team leader
2 Be able to communicate effectively to brief and debrief teams
3 Be able to use appropriate skills and qualities to lead a team and participate in team activities
4 Understand what makes an effective team
Scenario
You have secured a work experience placement with a local police force (or other Public Service). The HR manager is currently reviewing the induction programme for new employees and is aware that you have practical experience and knowledge of team leading through studying the BTEC National in Uniformed Public Services. They have asked you to help prepare training materials on team leadership.
Task 1
P1 describe the different leadership styles used in the public services
P2 Identify the role of the team leader public services
M1 compare the different leadership styles used in the public services
D1 evaluate the effectiveness of different leadership styles used in the public services
Prepare a PowerPoint presentation which describes the different leadership styles used in the public services. You will need to identify the role of the team leader in the public services for each of the leadership styles.
a) Giving examples of public services and different situations, describe the key features of the following leadership styles:
• Authoritarian
• Democratic
• Laissez-faire
• Transactional
• Transformational
• Bureaucratic
• People orientated
• Task orientated
P1
b) Using examples from the uniformed public services identify:
• The role of the team leader in the public services
• The benefits of team working for both the organisation and team