Our Senior Prefects are crucial members of our leadership team. They have weekly meetings with the Headteacher and Head of Sixth Form, and are the main form of student voice for the Sixth Form in school, but also bring represent and bring forth issues and ideas from other year groups. They help at induction days and open evenings, as well as plan assemblies and speeches. 

Member perspective

Being a Senior Prefect is an extremely prestigious, honourable and well-respected role within our school community. We serve as a student voice, organise numerous events within the school, and enhance the school's already established outstanding reputation. To become a prefect, you must partake in a highly-competitive process. You are first voted for by your teachers and fellow peers, you must then compose a letter of application, and finally, if you are successful, you have panel interviews with the senior members of the school leadership team and existing Senior Prefect team. Being a prefect allows you to play a pivotal role in the running of the school and greatly improves your relationships with students and teachers. We meet on a weekly basis with the Headteacher to discuss and debate ways to improve our education and learning environment. The prefect team makes decisions that impact the school and sixth form dress code, induction days, and ultimately serves as a committee that listens intently to student suggestions and makes sure that everyone in the school is diversely represented. 

Each year has its own prefect system, offering another avenue for students to make their voices heard, be agents of change, and to develop their own leadership skills. They tend to meet fortnightly and discuss and give suggestions on a range of topics pertaining to both their specific year group and the wider school community. For example, Year 8 prefects were the instigators of the canteen vinyl wall wrappings.

Every department recruits subject prefects, usually from the sixth form, but sometimes also from KS4. These students are ambassadors for the subject and help students, and the department in a variety of ways, including open mornings, clinics and special department events.