School Officers and other th 6 Form opportunities

School Officers and other th 6 Form opportunities

Application Deadline Dates • Head Boy/Head Girl 16/03/17 • House Captains 03/04/17 • Subject Reps tbc (after Easter)

Why bother? Make a difference. Give something back. Gain useful leadership experience. Have the opportunity to attend an overnight training event on June 9 th/10 th • Improve your chances of attaining TOP Award • Have something to write about in UCAS forms or something to talk about in interviews. • •

Expectations • Be an example to other students in the Sixth Form and in the School in general • Be available to ‘meet and greet’ at a wide variety of school functions. Not all Officers will be needed at each event – a fair rota will be organised. • Be resourceful, pro-active, energetic. • Feel confident as a public speaker • Make a real impact on the life of the school.

2017 -2018 Just 20 School Officers being appointed: • Head Girl • Deputy Head Girl • Head Boy • Deputy Head Boy • Curnock: 2 captains, 2 deputies. • Davis x 4: 2 captains, 2 deputies. • Evers x 4; 2 captains, 2 deputies. • Patterson x 4: 2 captains, 2 deputies.

20 is not very many. . Those appointed will: - Need to be totally committed - Need to feel confident that they can deliver - Need to be able to cope with a fairly tough selection procedure - Take responsibility for a particular wholeschool or at least whole-sixth form role (see next slide) as part of your role

Areas that School Officers will need to divide up and cover between them. This list is subject to change. • • • • Sport KS 4 -5 Transition New Students - Integration D of E Music Drama Dance Radio/Technical Anti-bullying Prom/Yearbook Links with younger students Politics/Debating Fundraising • Writing/Newspaper/Blog/ Creative • Secretarial/Blog • Presentation/Posters • Social • Enterprise, Careers & Visiting Speakers • Volunteering & Community Links • Subject Reps coordinator

How to apply? Head Boy/Head Girl • Only apply for Head Boy/Head Girl. Don’t apply to be a Deputy. We will decide who gets the HB/HG roles and who gets the Deputy roles. • Hand in a formal letter of application addressed to Mr Robbins by Thursday 16 th March at 1. 00. • Prepare for hustings on Monday 20 th March at 12. 10. No more than 10 candidates will be shortlisted for interview. 4 appointments will be announced on Monday 27 th March.

Guidance on applying (HB/HG) Letters of Application to Mr Robbins - Formal and business-like - Why are you the right person for the role? What are your key skills and qualities? What leadership experience do you have? - What impact would you make? What concrete changes would you look to introduce to the Sixth Form and across the school as a whole?

Head Boy/Head Girl: Key expectations • Lead and manage the team of School Officers • Lead a Sixth Form/Yr 13 Council, and the School Council • Formally share the views of Sixth Form students with the Head of Sixth Form and other members of staff • Represent the school at various public events during the year • Meet with the Headteacher each week to identify priorities and discuss their implementation. These roles require strong commitment in terms of time and energy, and outstanding initiative and leadership skills. There is a real opportunity to make a difference to the Sixth Form and to the school. Various public speaking roles will be required.

House Captains & Deputies • Only apply for House Captain. . . we will decide on who will be Captains/Deputy Captain • Deadline for applications: 03/04/17 and should be addressed to the House Head and delivered to the House Office. • Interviews with House Heads and members of the Leadership Team. Full team of 20 appointed will attend the training weekend 9 th/10 th June.

House Captains: Key expectations • Help to organise and run House Activities • Recruit students from throughout the school to be involved in House Activities. • Work closely with Heads of House and carry out duties that may be required by Ho. H. These roles require very good organisational and leadership skills. House Captains must have shown clear commitment to House Activities whilst at St Bart’s. Speaking in House Assemblies and visits to tutor groups will be expected. You are strongly advised to discuss with Heads of House before application – they will have more information for you.

Guidance on applying (House Captains) Letters of Application to House Heads - Formal and business-like - Why you are the right person for the role. What are your key skills and qualities? What leadership experience do you have? - How have you proved your commitment to your House? - What impact would you make? What initiatives and changes would you look to introduce?

Other Opportunities Subject Reps (see next slide for details) • 2 per subject. • Apply for only one subject. • Additional roles for Numeracy, Literacy, Science. Applications to me made after Easter. • There will be opportunities to represent your Tutor Group on the 6 th Form Council too.

Subject Reps -Take the lead in representing the subject at open day and other recruitment opportunities (assemblies). They would coordinate other students to help with this. - Act as a bridge between staff and students, relaying student concerns and addressing these with staff. - Coordinate roundtable feedback sessions in the spring term with representatives from classes to secure student feedback. - Act as a figurehead for the subject. Y 12 s could seek support and advice (but not necessarily private tutoring!) and Y 11 s could try to find out more about the subject in the 6 th form. - Potentially speaking to groups of Y 11 s about their subject. - Potentially coordinate some support (both for less able and for gifted and talented).

Not a closed shop • 20 people can’t make everything happen. They will help to lead the year and lead the school. They won’t be able to do everything. • Throughout the year they will be enlisting the supporting of others. • Come forward with your own ideas and initiatives. • It’s your Sixth Form too.

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