Student Leadership

Student Leadership Roles and Responsibilities

Senior Prefects, including the Head Boy, Head Girl and Deputies

• Support the School Leadership Team in matters of organization including undertaking duties at breaks and lunchtimes
• Take a lead within the Sixth Form community, providing a good example of behaviour and attitude to study
• Support whole school events such as Open Evenings

House Captains, Vice Captains and Form Captains

• Encouraging members of the House to participate in House activities and competitions
• Sustaining the spirit of the House and helping to ensure students maintain good discipline during House activity
• Leading by example

School Council

• To meet as representatives of the student body to discuss the views of the students
• To collect views from members of their form for discussion and return information in a timely manner
• To bring about school improvement

Year 8 Buddies

• To be available to support New Year 7 students during their first few terms
• To be role models, explaining school systems and helping Year 7 students to settle in
• To model effective academic habits for Year 7 students, including daily organisation, planner use and completion of homework

Sports Leaders - Years 8-11

• To model outstanding effort and engagement in PE, demonstrate excellent leadership potential and have the interest in developing these skills
• To assist either Sports Ambassadors or the PE staff in the running of clubs and events
• To train through the National School Games Programme

Subject Ambassadors - Year 12 and 13

• To be the ‘Senior Student Team’ for the department
• To mentor individuals and help them to prepare for assessments
• To support in lessons, especially KS3

Student Marketing Team - Year 12

• lead on running school tours
• To provide a student viewpoint and make suggestions on the content and presentation of the website, promotional videos and social media messages
• To take an active role in the planning and execution of open evenings

Form Prefect Role and Responsibilities - Year 12

• To develop a positive relationship with the form and be a positive role model for younger students
• To be a sympathetic listener with whom younger students can communicate
• To be a presence in form rooms and act as form mentors, advising them on school procedures.

Student Academic/Pastoral Mentors

• Nationally recognised Level 2 qualification in Mentoring for Year 12s and Level 1 for Year 9s.
• Year 12s mentor Year 10s and Year 9s mentor Year 7s
• The qualification is delivered in one lesson per week over 30 weeks after school