One of London Citizens member schools, Hackney Free & Parochial School, has so consistently impressed with its leadership programme - recently expanded to include year 10 and year 8 'community leaders' with training by Citizen Schools - that we felt it warrented it's own blog post.
Almost half the entire school (over 300 students) now holds a position of leadership responsibility. These are wide ranging... from Student Prefects, Sports Prefects, Community Leaders, Peer Mentors, Peer Mediators, Healthy Living Mentors, School Tour Guides, Student Panels, Recycling Team & Eco Committee, Student Translators and Subject Leaders... the list is comprehensive!
And at Hackney Free this kind of student participation is not the huge burden in terms of training and administration many might expect - Rachel Kelly, Assistant Head in charge of Student Voice, explains that each team of student leaders has its own older students responsible for its co-ordination and leadership.
Combining with a school focus on promoting positive rewards for excellence, the leadership programme is a flagship example of how far the boundaries of students responsiblity for school life can be pushed. London Citizens is proud to be a part of these exciting developments at Hackney Free - long may it continue!
For more details, visit http://www.hackneyfree.hackney.sch.uk/school/student_voice/
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