Confidence Course

Students are often far more capable than they realise. This is why David Game College will run a series of seminars on Confidence – what is it, and how to build it as part of its ongoing commitment to positive mental health and wellbeing. One of the key ingredients to social and academic development is confidence and belief in one’s abilities.

Students who lack confidence can find that it impacts how they develop real friendships and it can also hinder them from taking advantage of opportunities. Belief in one’s self is the best anti-anxiety and anti-depression tonic that exists, and through this course we will equip students with the knowledge and skills to improve their confidence. The course recognises the debilitating effects that a lack of confidence can have and its sympathetic and supportive approach takes students through in total psychological safety.

Our Course, Confidence – what is it, and how to build it - is the first of its kind within the UK secondary system in that it looks at the biological and psychological reasons behind what causes a lack or loss of confidence. Anxiety and depression correlate strongly with low confidence levels and self-esteem, but the specific reasons for a lack of confidence and self-esteem are complex. The course uses the lens of evolutionary psychology to help probe why some people lack confidence.

The course is divided into six interdependent modules and those who wish can elect to complete public speaking at the end of the course. T