Student Leadership - Uckfield College

Student Leadership

AT UCKFIELD COLLEGE WE BELIEVE THAT STUDENTS SHOULD BE GIVEN A WIDE RANGE OF OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP AND PRACTISE LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN PREPARATION FOR LIFE BEYOND SCHOOL.

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There are a wide range of opportunities students have to take on leadership roles at the college including leadership in the following areas: academic, character, enrichment and student council. Additionally our sixth form students have a further opportunity to apply for a range of prestigious and high profile leadership roles and responsibilities. 
 

Sixth Form Leaders

'LEADERSHIP AND LEARNING ARE INDISPENSABLE TO EACH OTHER'  JOHN F. KENNEDY 

Our Student Leadership Team consists of our Head Students, who are supported by a team of Deputy Heads and Assistant Heads. Their work is aimed at supporting other students and developing opportunities in the College.

These leadership positions are highly prestigious roles and securing them is a competitive process! The students first write a letter of application, which is followed by participation in a range of interview activities. If they are selected from this group they have an individual interview before the final decision is made. We believe these these students are inspiring role models for all students in the College.

The teams work on a variety of areas, from helping to run college events to providing academic support for younger students. They are fundamental in ensuring the smooth running of events and continuing our drive to provide the very best experiences we can for our students, and we are very lucky to have such a high calibre of student applying for these roles.

 

College Leadership Opportunities

STUDENTS WHO DEMONSTRATE A PARTICULAR INTEREST AND APTITUDE IN A SUBJECT CAN BECOME AN ACADEMIC SUBJECT LEADER

The role includes:

  • Representing the subject at Open EveningsStudent leader4
  • Representing the subject area at events
  • Working with staff to develop the subject area
  • Leading enrichment activities
  • Marketing the subject
  • Creating displays
  • Sharing views and ideas about the subject
  • Carrying out reviews of the subject
  • Completing/reviewing the results of subject student voice questionnaires
     

 

STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN AND DEMONSTRATE EMERGING LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN AN EXTRA-CURRICULAR OR ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY CAN BECOME AN ENRICHMENT LEADER

 

The role includes:

  • Representing the enrichment activity at Open Evenings
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  • Representing the enrichment activity at events
  • Working with staff to maintain/grow participation in the enrichment activity
  • Leading the enrichment activity sessions
  • Promote the enrichment activity in assemblies
  • Creating displays/news letters to communicate to others about the enrichment activity

 

 

STUDENTS WHO ARE WILLING TO REGULAR VOLUNTEER TO SUPPORT THE COLLEGE/WIDER COMMUNITY CAN BECOME A CHARACTER LEADER

The role includes:

  • Volunteering to help with maintaining the college environment
  • Volunteering to support the recycling strategy
  • Helping out at college events
  • Showing visitors around the college
  • Volunteering in the community
 
Our student leadership activities focus on improving the quality of learning and teaching in the classroom, representing the college to parents and the wider community, embracing responsibilities, supporting and developing others and engaging in democratic processes. We celebrate and provide recognition of student leadership roles through the college.