The College Leadership Team 2009/2010
Before 2008, the Sixth Form in Bacon’s College was represented by the Head Boy and Head Girl (and their deputies). These positions were filled by students who consistently demonstrated their commitment to the College through their involvement in extra-curricular activities and schemes, as well as meeting the highest standards for behaviour, application and the completion of their studies. In short, they were expected to be role models. Potential candidates, after consultation with their tutors, were then invited for interview with the Director and Deputy Director of Sixth Form who subsequently made their final decisions.
In 2008, it was decided that the Sixth Form profile in the whole College needed to be improved and made more visible so the College Leadership Team was set up to support the work of the Head Boy and Head Girl, and the Deputy Head Boy and Head Girl. We were fortunate enough to have an outstanding field of candidates to choose from and these students have laid the foundations for this year’s team to take over and build upon their good work.
Essentially, the College Leadership Team is the voice of the Sixth Form student population. Every member of this group has been selected because it is felt that they can provide great service to their fellow students and to the College as a whole. Sixth Form students should feel able to express their opinions, queries and issues to any member of the Leadership Team who will then discuss them with the Deputy Director of Sixth Form in their weekly meetings. The Head Boy and Head Girl (and deputies) will also meet regularly with the College Principal to discuss Sixth Form issues, both academic and pastoral, and to explore opportunities to represent the College in wider contexts.
The Leadership Team is also the public face of the Sixth Form for public events and they are required to attend a range of meetings and forums to represent the College in student matters. In the past few years, the Leadership Team has represented the College in meetings with The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg.
Additionally, they are role models for the students in Years 7-11, figures for them to aspire to and emulate. They are, in many ways, the best the Sixth Form has to offer and, from this year, the Leadership Team will be developing their links with the rest of the College in a number of ways. From this year, members of the Leadership Team have now been given specific roles and responsibilities to further enhance the service that they provide to the College. Students in Year 11 will be given more guidance and advice to help them with coursework and post-16 applications with the help of Banah Rashid and Jusna Khanum, who will also be liaising with the Art, Technology and Textiles departments. Frederick Heath-Renn and Arnob Shahriar will be responsible for helping to implement the new Extended Project qualification and to help with the Gifted and Talented programme. Both students will also liaise with the Maths and Science departments. Daniel Rands will work primarily with the Drama and Music departments and will be responsible for the organization of events connected to the Sixth Form or to the whole College, including the Charity Appeal (which has been traditionally led by the Sixth Form). Abbie Chapman will be primarily responsible for Extended School initiatives and schemes (such as Reading Buddies, Mediation and the Homework Club), raising the profile of the Sixth Form’s work, particularly with younger students. Daniel Antwi, Lauren Scoltock, Joe McEwan and Olive Mackintosh-Lowe will co-ordinate and manage these students in conjunction with the Deputy Director of Sixth Form in addition to their other duties
More pictures of the College Leadership Team are available by clicking the link below:
http://wiki.baconsctc.co.uk/groups/studentcouncil/wiki/247f1/College_Leadership_Team_’09.html