Student Leadership

Overview

At St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School we realise the importance of giving students a voice to drive engagement in the curriculum, extra-curricular activities and the wider community. We are proud to be offering the following roles for students over the course of this academic year:

School Council – Representatives from each year group meet together as the central point of student voice across the school. Meetings are held once every half term, with each representative responsible to ensure their year group’s voice is heard – gathering views on a number of key topics by accessing online student voice forms, use of a student suggestion box and presenting on topics in form time and assembly.

Prefects – 40 prefects in Year 11 are appointed to demonstrate excellent leadership skills during duties at break and lunchtime and leading on activities such as homework club. These students are overseen by 10 senior prefects from Year 12, who lead the prefect group.
***THIS ROLE HAS BEEN TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED DUE TO STUDENTS BEING UNABLE TO MIX YEAR GROUPS AT SOCIAL TIME.

Sixth Form Leadership Team – This is led by the Head Boy and Girl and their deputies and includes specialist roles for Wellbeing, Fundraising, Spiritual Life and Sports Captains. This team meets once a week, helps to lead School Council and produces half termly newsletter promoting key student issues and running events and competitions.

Key Dates - Autumn 1

School Council
Friday 25th September – Application deadline
Monday 28th September – Year group candidates shortlisted
Monday 5th October – Voting week
Monday 12th October – Representatives announced and online student voice launched
Tuesday 20th October – School Council meeting

Sixth Form Leadership Team
Friday 25th September – Deadline for Black Lives Matter poster competition
Monday 19th October – Student newsletter

School Council

Representatives from each year group meet together as the central point of student voice across the school. Meetings are held once every half term, with each representative responsible to ensure their year group’s voice is heard – gathering views on a number of key topics by accessing online student voice forms, use of a student suggestion box and presenting on topics in form time and assembly.

School Council Meeting - 2nd December 2020

Prefects

40 prefects in Year 11 are appointed to demonstrate excellent leadership skills during duties at break and lunchtime and leading on activities such as homework club. These students are overseen by 10 senior prefects from Year 12, who lead the prefect group.
***THIS ROLE HAS BEEN TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED DUE TO STUDENTS BEING UNABLE TO MIX YEAR GROUPS AT SOCIAL TIME.

6th Form Leadership Team

This is led by the Head Boy and Girl and their deputies and includes specialist roles for Wellbeing, Fundraising, Spiritual Life and Sports Captains. This team meets once a week, helps to lead School Council and produces half termly newsletter promoting key student issues and running events and competitions.

Student Newsletters

Academic Year 2020/2021

Junior Leaders

Information to follow ...