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Student Leadership At Ferndown Upper School

Why Student Leadership at Ferndown?

Students who undertake leadership responsibilities are gaining access
to a range of transferable skills and leadership qualities that will help to enhance CVs, Job interviews and University Applications.

Students at Ferndown are at the heart of our school community and
students who are leaders within that community are able to advocate
and represent their peers and support them in undertaking social
action.

The Key skills that students will develop will enable them to:

  • Work within a team
  • Lead on initiatives
  • Advocate for others
  • Present in front of groups of people
  • Identify problems and create solutions
  • Make a real difference and change

Senior Prefect Team

Our Senior Prefect Team are comprised of our Head Students and
the three Deputy Head students.

These students oversee the management and running of the prefect
teams and are responsible for representation across key events of
the school calendar.

Both of our Head Prefects will act as representatives for the whole
school community and will attend Full Governors Meetings where
they are able to speak on behalf of the student community and
action and implement change.

Our Senior Prefects represent the core values of student leadership
and have demonstrated responsibility and social action throughout
their time at Ferndown Upper School.

Prefect Team

Our student prefect team work within one of the deputy head
student teams and they are responsible for:

  • Representation at key events throughout the school calendar
  • Managing and running the school Reading Hub at break and
    lunchtime
  • Tours around the school for prospective students and staff
  • Representing student voice
  • Fundraising for local, national and international charity
    organisation
  • Contributing to the Year 11 Leavers Event and School Prom

Our student prefects will meet together as a prefect body
regularly to discuss matters that are important to them and form
action plans and ideas to contribute to the school community.

Student Leadership Awards

As part of our student leadership offer at Ferndown Upper
School, we will be awarding our prefects with Leadership
recognition that acknowledges the contributions that they have
made across their tenure as the prefect body of Ferndown.

  • Bronze Award – For students who contribute to meetings and
    support whole school initiatives
  • Silver Award – For students who represent the school
    regularly and contribute to the fundraising and student
    representation initiatives of the student leadership team
  • Gold Award – For students with sustained leadership
    throughout the year. Students who drive initiatives and are an
    active leader throughout their year group.

Prefect Student Projects

International Student Liaison Team

International students are enrolled for 5-6
months at a time to experience the British
education system. As you can imagine, they face many challenges, including homesickness, adjusting to our culture,
language barriers and a struggle to make new friends, especially when arriving mid-year.

Our student leaders, therefore help meet and greet them, and encourage others into accepting them and reaching out to make new connections. This role will enriches cultural knowledge as well as develops social and communication skills.

 Charity Project

As part of their tenure, our student leaders
will identify local, national and international
charities that we will support through fundraising and awareness.

This will be accompanied by social campaigns and key events throughout the school year that raises awareness and understanding in our students across year groups.

This is a student leadership run campaign and directed by the passions of the students.

Student Voice

Our student leaders represent the voice of
their peers. Therefore, our student leaders
will gather viewpoints from their peers and
collaborate to action projects that put the
voice of the students at the forefront of
change.

Students are going to create and implement
change within the school community that will help to establish and create a legacy of their leadership.