Dame Alice Owen's School

Leadership Roles

We provide opportunities for students to take leadership roles within the school:

Senior Prefect Team

The school elects a Senior Team Prefects, including Head Boy, Head Girl, two Deputy Head Boys and two Deputy Head Girls. Candidates put their names forward in the early Spring Term for the Year Group to vote and a shortlist is made for the Year Group to vote, along with members of staff. Positions are taken up by the successful Year 12 students in the Easter Term of Year 12 and last for a year. They are regularly asked to represent the school on many varying occasions. For more details and lists of past Head Boys, Head Girls and Deputies see our Senior Team Prefects page.

Form Prefects and Teaching Support

Sixth Formers also have numerous opportunities to help elsewhere in the school. We encourage you to take responsibility, perhaps as a Form Prefect, or by assisting in lessons for younger members of the school.

Form Prefects play a vital role in the day to day running of the school and support newer students in the Lower School. One boy and one girl are chosen to be Form Prefects for each Form in Years 7-10 - there are 56 Form Prefects in total. They attend 2 Form Times per week with their form to assist the Form Tutor. For the rest of the week, they attend their own Form Time, Year Assembly and Upper School Assembly. Year 7 Form Prefects attend the Year 7 Residential course to help the settling in and bonding process.

In the past, Sixth Formers have proved invaluable in helping in many lessons for junior pupils, as well as providing teaching support for children with Special Educational Needs, which can be especially rewarding.

School Councils and Sports Opportunities

We also have an elected School Council, with members across the whole school, a Sixth Form Council to advise on matters regarding Sixth Form organisation, opportunities and facilities and an Anti-bullying Council. The Sixth Form Team will ask you to help with Parents’ Evenings and Open Days, give tours of the school to prospective pupils and parents and assist in the running of school events. Many clubs and societies require Sixth Form help and leadership and teachers frequently look to Sixth Formers to help them set up new activities. Some students can also develop their leadership through involvement in sports teams, helping out with younger teams or through the Sports Leadership programme.

See also Extra Activities.

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