Student Leadership
Junior Leadership Team
The most senior roles for children in the Academy are our Head Girl, Head Boy, Deputy Head Girl and Deputy Head Boy. These children make up our Junior Leadership Team, or JLT. Their role in school involves:
- Meeting with the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to discuss ideas and initiatives;
- Arranging and meeting with class captains to gather student voices from across the Academy;
- Acting as tour guides for visitors to the Academy;
- Assisting on interviews by leading a pupil council section of the process; and, perhaps most importantly,
- Being role models for all other children.
Houses
What are our Houses?
Every child is allocated to one of our four Houses, named after some of the greatest ever scientists. These are:
Galileo House https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Galileo/351402
We hold House assemblies each half term which children plan and lead.
Children earn house points through things like making good choices, showing lovely manners and trying their best which they can spend in our reward shop.
Responsibilities around the Academy
As our pupils develop more skills, we encourage them to take on roles within the academy which give them an increased level of responsibility and helps to benefit other pupils within the academy.
We are always looking at opportunities for our pupils to lead within the academy; however, here is an overview of the roles that our pupils currently have.
| Role | Responsibility |
|---|---|
| House Captains | To lead the Junior Leadership Team (JLT), to be the face of all students and to represent the academy to the highest possible standard in everything they do. |
| Class Captains | To represent their class in JLT meetings and to represent the academy to the highest possible standard in everything they do. |
| Green Team | To take responsibility for looking after the academy’s plants. |
| Shopkeepers | To ensure our rewards shop remains well-stocked and deal with ‘sales’ to children. |
| Librarians | To ensure the library is well stocked and maintained. To assist pupils in choosing books to share and read. |
| Corridor Monitors | To ensure the corridors are tidy. To remind other pupils of the expectations when moving around school at playtimes. |
| Playground Buddies | To support younger pupils during lunchtime and help them develop their personal and social skills. |
| Reading Ambassadors | To promote a love of reading throughout the academy. To ensure the library is well stocked and maintained. To read to and listen to younger pupils read. |
| Lunchtime Assistants | To support lunchtime supervisors in the hall by cleaning tables, pouring drinks and helping our younger pupils. |
| Eco-Assistants | To go around the academy and ensure that our ways of working are as environmentally friendly as possible. |