Leadership AcademyAny student involved more informally in projects or leadership opportunities

Whole-school Council Teams and Sixth Form Executive

School Council Teams

Opportunity for further councils subject to demand / need

Heads of School Council - Recruitment and retention

• Heads of School Council will all be Sixth Form students

• Former Heads of Council (previous year) can, where possible stay on to assist a new Heads of Council and share prior planning

• Each Council has two Heads of Council:

1) Chair2) Administrative

• Heads of Council may be College Leaders as well as Heads of Council. However, this will be taken into account when looking at the number and caliber of people applying. It will be important to be fair, giving as many people the opportunity to lead as possible

• Year 12 and Year 13 are welcome to apply. There will be no quota. However, Year 13 who have not previous held posts, may, in some instances be given priority where a Year 12 may have opportunities in the future

• It will, in some instances be necessary for a Head of Council to leave their post by mutual arrangement with the school, depending on circumstances. In this instances, another Head of Council will be recruited based on previous applications / desire to lead

Application for post of Head of School Council

• Up to 1 side of A4, handed in to the Headteacher’s PA, based on you, your interests, your ideas for the school going-forwards, and why you want to lead a whole-school council. Other than that, it’s a blank canvas to let us know how you’d make an impact by taking on the role. Please include at least one member of staff who will be willing to provide a reference for you (not dissimilar to a job reference).

• There are 6 School Councils at present. However, applications may inform this structure going forward. For example, there may become a 7 th or 8th Council, or some may be amalgamated, changed. In this way, the students drive the councils, rather than the other way around.

• School Councils will meet during Monday lunchtimes, so your availability for these will be an important factor. If you are heavily involved in other activities, you will have to make careful decisions about what you’re capable of taking on.

Here are some tips for what are seen as particularly desirable qualities in a Head of School Council, which you may wish to exemplify in your

application. These are not exhaustive, and you will bring your own interpretation of what is required to the application process

Chair:Reliability, consistency, enthusiasm, resilience, communication

skills, ability to engage others, mediation and influencing skills

Administrative:Reliability, Communication, note taking / typing up skills,

personal organisation, record keeping, logistics

Roles and information about each of the Councils as they

currently stand…

“Head Boy / Head Girl”

Leading across the school

• Ensuring a fair deal for all Colleges• Monitor School Councils• Encourage the sharing of good practice across Colleges• Ambassador roles inside and outside school• Student voice• Assist in developing school systems (e.g. bulletins / Facebook communication, e-learning)

Sixth Form

4 students (Head / Deputies) – GB recruit and manage

Sixth Form Executive

Leading across the Sixth Form

• Development of distinctive style and ethos of the Sixth Form

• All other direct Sixth Form events and activities

•Oversee any sub-committees / action groups

• Teaching and Learning in Sixth Form

Approx. 6 – 8 students

Timescales for recruitment of posts

• May: Head students• June: Sixth Form Exec• October 1st: College Leaders• October 1st: Heads of School Council• October 14th: Councils actively running / recruiting

Environment and Maintenance

Examples• Litter improvement• Toilet improvement• Health and Safety on, and surrounding the site• Improvement of work spaces• Management of movement and• Congregation of students during social times

Quiz

• Develop weekly quiz

• Consult and include lower school ideas (tutor group by tutor group?)

Healthy Lifestyles / SportExamples• PE / Sport – student voice• Event support – Suffolk School Games / Coaching /

supporting festivals• Sixth Form Health Conference• Recruitment / promotion of sport and active lifestyle

opportunities• Monitoring of numbers involved in active lifestyles

activities

Teaching and Learning

Examples• Development of resources (e.g. video

tutorials)• Identifying and sharing good practice across

teaching staff• Assisting with staff interviews• Student voice

Global Dimensions / Social Campaigns

Examples• International links• Road safety, World Peace Day etc.• Campaigns (e.g. Kurdish Genocide, Rwanda

legacy / awareness)• Raising international awareness (e.g. religions,

ethnicity, human rights issues, social justice etc.)• “Media Watch”

Media and Press

Examples• Photography / video of events• Collation for Celebrate magazine• Video support for other school councils• Press relations / stories• Student twitter (through official channels)• Press liaison / support