Student Leadership

Developing Student Leadership within Woodcote High School is key, as when given the opportunity young people can have a profound impact on their schools.

Involvement in leadership activities can improve students’ learning as well as helping them to develop the skills and traits needed for success outside of the classroom.

Woodcote High School aims to increase the opportunity for Student Leadership across the school and to enhance the input students have with rewards, whole school events and student well-being. As students move through the leadership opportunities, an application and recruitment process is sometimes required. This builds on the personal development process enabling character traits of self-management and confidence.

School Council

At Woodcote High School we firmly believe that student voice has an imperative role with driving our ASPIRE values. Through the use of the student council we encourage students to engage directly in the wider improvement of the school and in particular in the improvement of their own learning experiences.

The school council is a body of students elected by their peers and provided students with the opportunities to develop and practice leadership skills in a supportive, learning and social environment.

The school council is made up of 2 representatives from each tutor group. The council meets termly to discuss matters about their education, school life, community and raise any concerns with their year group.

The information collated in the year group council meeting is then discussed within the senior management team with ‘you said, we did’ feedback provided.

Year 7 and 8 Buddies

In the summer term Year 7s are given the opportunity to become buddies for the year 6 students. The role involves helping and guiding the primary school students around and supporting the transition in the Autumn term.

Year 9 Peer Mentoring

Students are asked to apply to become a peer mentor. Students are provided with training Autumn term 2 and run a drop in session to provide additional support to the year 7 and 8 students. This can include homework support, revision support, building friendships, 1:1 reading or conflict resolution.

Year 10 and 11 Ambassadors

At Woodcote High School, ambassadors are expected to demonstrate and maintain our ASPIRE values. Students apply for the role of ambassadors and are appointed each year to undertake various roles and responsibilities around the school.

Roles include:-

• Duty points around the school
• Helping and leading at whole school events
• Lead on peer assemblies
• 1:1 peer mentoring

Senior Ambassadors / Student Executive Leadership Team

The Student Executive Leadership Team includes the roles of Head students, Deputy students and senior sixth. They nominated to apply via teachers and then run an election campaign whereby students and staff will vote and roles allocated. Student Executive Leadership Team members should have followed the leadership programme in some form from and have developed all of the necessary skills and qualities to prepare them for their role. A member of the students executive leadership team have the responsibility to:

• Lead and represent the student body at school wide functions, such as Open Evenings and Parents’ Evenings, meeting with and talking to adults and students.
• Expected to lead school wide tours for visitors and to answer questions as well as share the schools vision with visitors.
• To plan and present at assemblies to various year groups.