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It’s school production week this week, and I usually reserve my blog to write about the performance and to thank everyone involved. However, I’m yet to see the Collected Grimm Tales as I’m seeing it on Friday night, so more on this next time.
Instead this week I’ll blog about another area where students can contribute to school life – student leadership. Our school is full of leaders of all ages, and we witness informal acts of leadership by students on a daily basis. Leaders in the classroom, leaders during social times and those who defend the ethos of our school both on and off the premises. However, for over a decade now we have also formalised student leadership opportunities in a number of ways.
This week, Head girl Rachel and Head boy Freddie have been speaking to all students in Years 7 to 10 about the new range of leadership options open to them. Supported by Mrs Wilson and other fellow students, Rachel and Freddie confidently outlined a whole range of ways students can get involved:
Spark leaders will be those students who lead on any kind of extra curricular activities, be they sporting, creative, performing, activist or anything else!
Form ambassadors will represent the views of their form, and take part in recruitment days for new members of staff.
Transition leaders will support incoming Year Seven cohorts and they make the move from primary to secondary school.
And finally the Head Girl and Boy will lead the student body, co-ordinate the work of other student leaders and work directly with staff leaders too.
As Rachel and Freddie said so clearly during the assemblies, there is something for everyone here and taking part in student leadership enables a person to grow in so many ways. It’s the old adage – the more you put in, the more you get out. I’d encourage every student to look out for leadership roles when they are advertised and to get involved!
Best wishes,
Joe Barker