Student Leadership
Student Leadership
Developing leadership skills is incredibly valuable for personal growth and future success. Leadership skills help develop confident and responsible students. Taking on leadership roles within school will help students learn to motivate and guide other, solve problems and make important decisions. These experiences will help prepare students for future career pathways, whatever that may be.
King James’s School offers a range of opportunities for students to develop, practice and refine their leadership skills in a supportive environment. Each opportunity allows students to develop essential skills such as communication, listening, teamwork, critical thinking, all of which are skills highly valued by employers. In addition, leadership experiences can also help students build resilience and adaptability which are qualities that are crucial in today’s fast changing world.
We have based our leadership roles on the 5 practices of leadership; Kouzes and Posner ‘exemplary leadership model (2003)’.
- Model
- Inspire
- Challenge
- Enable
- Encourage
The following student leadership roles are available;
- Senior Student Leader
- Student Council Year Group Representative
- House Captains
- Wellbeing Ambassadors
- Subject Champions
Senior Student Leader
Senior Student Leaders are voted in by students and staff as they reach the end of Year 12. A Senior Student Leader provides positive leadership, representation and support to students across the school, acting as role models and working collaboratively with staff and students to promote an inclusive, respectful and successful school community.
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Student Council Year Group Representative
Being a member of the student council is an important role which provides you with the opportunity to be at the forefront of the whole school initiatives and projects. You are the representation of student voice from your year group and you will play a significant role in developing student voice. Student council representatives work directly with the Senior Student Leaders and a member of the Senior Leadership team who then reports to the Headteacher.
As a member of the student council, you will work on projects, initiatives or suggestions for change and improvement across the school community. Student council leaders provide a voice for the student body and represent the opinions and views of students.
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House Captain
A house captain is someone who promotes, supports and assist the whole school house system. The house captain increases the sense of community spirit and encourages students within the year group to get involved in the house events and activities throughout the year. A house captain is a figurehead for students across all tutor groups for their house in their year group. A house captain helps the ‘head of house’ promote house events, competitions and increase participation rates across the year group.
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Wellbeing Ambassador
A Wellbeing Ambassador is a student who takes on a supportive role to help promote positive mental health and wellbeing across the school community. They work alongside staff to raise awareness of wellbeing issues, encourage open conversations, and help create a safe, inclusive environment where everyone feels valued. The aim of a Wellbeing Ambassador is to make sure all students feel supported, listened to, and empowered to look after their mental and emotional wellbeing.
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Subject Champion
A subject champion is a passionate advocate of the subject who is a role model for others across the school. The subject champions play an important role in encouraging other students in the subject and offering support, and bridging communication between students and subject staff. A subject champion works with the subject staff on developing opportunities, contributing to the curriculum, help run or lead clubs and groups and recruitment at Post 16.
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