During Term 1 students in Year 5 and 6 are given the opportunity to put themselves forward for the role of Head Boy and Head Girl.

Interested students take part in various tasks and challenges before preparing a speech which they present at a Milepost 3 Assembly, in front of their peers and teaching staff. After all speeches have taken place, students vote for their preferred candidates, which results in the appointment of a Head Boy, Head Girl and 6 Student Leaders (who assist the Head Boy and Girl).

Why Student Leaders?

Our Student Leaders fulfil an important role in the school, including:

• Ensuring student voices are heard at AWIS.
• Taking responsibility for selected tasks around the school.
• Developing leadership skills.
• Encouraging student / staff collaboration towards shared goals.

Our Expectations

Our expectations of the Head Boy and Head Girl are:

• To act as a role model for students and promote the ethos of AWIS.
• To become the students' ‘public face’ of the school. They may be asked to meet important visitors, attend outside events etc.
• They may be asked to speak at events where students, teachers and parents are present.
• Write articles, documenting student life in school.
• To work closely with the Principal and the management team to develop and improve what we have and do in school.
• Lead the Student Leaders to ensure all duties across school are upheld.

Qualities We Look For

The qualities we look for in our Student Leaders are:

• Initiative & commitment
• Reliability and good time management
• Excellent communication skills (both written & oral)
• Good organisational skills (personal & the ability to work in teams)
• Perseverance & determination
• Responsibility and leadership
• The strength to bring ideas to the table & the maturity to accept decisions
• Be approachable and aware of the needs of students across the school
• A SMILE!