Llantarnam School - The Role of Senior Students in Sixth Form

The Role of Senior Students in Sixth Form

The Sixth Form includes a group of students who are designated prefects, with students in Years 12 and 13. At present, only Year 12 students can apply to become prefects, with successful applicants resuming their role in Year 13. Prefects are expected to patrol areas of the school at break times to prevent disruptive behaviour as well as being attached to departments and a year 7 or 8 form group. As a general rule-of-thumb, the prefects are expected to help out at other occasions such as Open Days.

The senior students comprise six students who have been elected to the positions of Head Boy, Head Girl and four House Captains, who obtain the roles of (what was previously known as) deputies by members of the staff and sixth form. All four students have to be prefects to be eligible for nomination. They are elected during the summer term after Year 13 go on study leave and after Year 12 return from study leave. Like the prefects, the senior students are expected to help out at occasions such as Open Days, however their role in such events is greatly expanded. The senior students are also responsible for organising such events as the sixth form parties and the OAP Christmas party. All senior students also attend school council meetings.

Both Prefects and Senior Students can be identified by the distinctive badges that they wear on their ties. All senior students have blue badges with their position named on their badge (so the Head Boy's badge reads Head Boy, the Head Girl's badge reads Head Girl, the Deputy Head Boy's badge reads Deputy Head Boy and the Deputy Head Girl's badge reads Deputy Head Girl.) The prefects badges are available in numerous colours but are mainly either blue or yellow, although red badges are available. All prefect badges have the word prefect written on them. The font colour is gold with the badges all shaped like shields with a gold border. The text is written diagonally across the badge.

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