Student Leadership
Student Leadership Opportunities
There are many opportunities for leadership:
- Head Student Team (consisting of School Council Lead, Charity and Wellbeing Lead, Editor of the Student Magazine, Inclusivity & Diversity Lead)
- Earth Alliance Team
- Anti-Bullying Ambassador Leads
- House Captains and Junior House Captains
- Academic Subject Captains
- Sports Leaders and Sports Council
- Student Leaders
- Form Captains
- Student Council Representatives
- Peer Mentors
- Leaders of Clubs
- Lead Learners / Subject Ambassadors
Head Student Team:
Each year, a rigorous interview process is conducted early in the Autumn term to select a team of outstanding leaders from Year 12 to support the Headteacher, oversee the Student Council, and run their own projects and fundraising events. The tenure runs from January to December.
Earth Alliance Team
The Earth Alliance Team is a climate awareness group created by students, for students, to make the school and city more environmentally friendly. The EA Team tenure runs from January to December.
Year 12: House Captains; Sports Captains; Subject Captains
Selected mid-November to lead the Festivals each Term and motivate students to enter and win as many House competitions as possible. Subject Captains selection process overseen by Departments. The Captain Leadership tenure tends to run from December of the elected year through to the following December.
Student Leaders in Year 10
A rigorous selection process is undertaken to be accepted. This gives them responsibilities as well as the privilege of going off site at lunchtime, provided their pass is handed in so we can monitor who is off site. Passes can be removed by staff for lateness, insufficient work etc.
Form Captains
Selected/elected by each Tutor group according to the Head of Year rota and changed regularly.
School Council representatives
Selected/elected according to Head Student Team instructions each year.
Sports Council members
A formal application process is followed by induction and training by the PE department. Sports Council members help PE staff lead activities and play a leading role in coordinating and running Sports Day.
Student Librarians
The Librarian oversees the selection. Student Librarians support the library not only by organising the dispensing of books on the computer system Oliver, but they also help promote reading and organising activities such as quizzes or judging book awards.
Lead Learners / Subject Captains
Some subjects may choose to identify Lead Learners to support their peers.
Clubs
Students may lead clubs - these students are often Subject Captains too.
STUDENT VOICE / STUDENT COUNCIL
The Head Student Team coordinate the Student Council at least once a Term. Members of the Student Council are elected by each Form and represent their Forms’ views at the meeting. Agenda items are suggested by the staff Senior Leadership Team as well as the Head Student Team. The Student Council is a useful way of gaining the view of the entire student body and consulting on changes or improvement to the school. A member of staff is attached to the Council for practical reasons, but they play no part in the discussions. The Council meets during the school day, so students involved are released from a lesson to attend.
