Student Council

ROLE DESCRIPTION FOR HEAD GIRL AND HEAD BOY

Independent School will have one Head Girl and one Head Boy. They have to go through a rigorous interview process and work with the Student council moderator to represent and improve the school. If you are a student with an excellent record of behavior, attendance, punctuality and uniform, who has demonstrated a commitment to the school, then a student becomes an eligible candidate to represent the school as either Head Boy or Head Girl. The Head Boy and Head Girl will represent the school at certain events, managing the senior team in operational duties and attending school council meetings.

Purpose

A Head Boy and Head Girl will attend a variety of public functions during the year.
A Head Boy and Head girl needs to feel confident and comfortable talking to both adults and students.
A Head Boy and Head Girl need to have good organizational and communication skills and have a mature and thoughtful outlook.

Main Duties

To help organize and plan regular meetings with the School Council and ensure that decisions are carried out.
To work with the Senior Leadership Team to create a duty rota and ensure that all Senior Navigators are fulfilling their duties.
To be internal and external ambassadors for the school and to act as role models for all students at the Independent School.

Additional Duties

To act as a Peer Mediator for the students in the lower years (training will be given)
Help organize Proms through a student committee working closely with staff
Any other duties that may be reasonably called upon to undertake by Senior Members of staff

Personal Qualities

Leadership
Work well in a team
Time-management and very good organizational skills
Ability to talk confidently and appropriately to parents and staff
Ability to talk confidently and appropriately to students
Willingness to get to know the students in the lower years
Politeness
Maturity
Clear judgment
Responsibility
Reliability

Eligibility

All current S4 students who meet the criteria are eligible to stand

Application Process

If you wish to run for head student you must provide the following:

A formal letter of application addressed to the Principal, which covers the following points explaining why you believe you will make a good head girl/boy (please limit this to one side of A4)
How you have supported the ethos of Independent School so far in your time with us?
How you will continue to support the ethos of Independent School?
The specific contributions you will make to the life of Independent School.
Your personal qualities.
Your style of leadership.
How you will promote yourself as a positive role model for peers and younger students?

Document

Student-Representatives-Roles-And-Responsibilities