The student body is led by the Student Voice Leadership Team (SVLT), which is made up of 6-8 students in Year 14 who are elected as a result of a whole school vote and an interview.
Student Voice Logo
After a nomination process the candidates are invited for an interview, in which they give a short presentation to a panel and answer a series of questions. The voting then takes place. All students and staff, both teaching and non-teaching have the opportunity to vote.
The SVLT meet once a week with our Vice Principal Mrs Mairs to discuss issues arising from the Student Voice forum on the VLE and to update the team on research projects.
The SVLT team lead both the Junior and Senior Student Council meetings. These meetings are made up of representatives from every class with a total of 80 students on each council. During these meetings the team divide into small groups with each group being chaired by an SVLT member. In order to develop leadership skills each member is encouraged to play an active role in their group such as scribe, spokesperson, etc..
Junior Student Voice 2011/2012
The SVLT also have the responsibility of interviewing other students for various posts e.g. Peer Mediators and Young Leaders.
The role or a Peer Mediator is a vital part of our transition programme. They work very closely with our Year 8 intake, meeting them in June and August before they start and then continuing by being present in form class each morning. The Peer Mediators receive child protection training from our School Counsellor who is the Designated Teacher for Child Protection. They also aid in the evaluation of how the Year 8 pupils settle into school through questionnaires and face to face discussion.
Senior Student Council 2011/2012
The Young Leaders are elected by their peers and teachers at the end of Year 9. They have the responsibility of meeting and greeting visitors, helping out at Junior Parent consultation events and generally assisting with duties relating to the school.
Students as Interviewers is developing slowly, although they are not yet permitted to sit on the Board of Governors when teaching staff are being appointed, they do get to meet with the interviewees and talk to them about the voice of students when they visit the school. This is an ongoing project and it is hoped that it will continue to develop and the students will continue to play an active roll in shaping the future of the Model School for Girls.
The diagram below shows the structure of Student Voice in the school.
Student Voice Structure
