Transforming Student Leadership

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Transforming Student Leadership

• SSAT National Conference

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Old Model

• Traditional model
• 2 Head Girls
• 5 Senior Prefects
• 25 Form Prefects

• Roles
• Attached to TG
• 2/3 duties per
• week
• Attendance at
• PTFA Events

Sacred Heart High School
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The ChallengeHow do we use student leadership
to help us achieve our vision
Learners in the Future will
gather data through all the senses
think and communicate with clarity
be creative, imaginative and innovative
apply past knowledge to new situations
persist
question pose problems
remain open to continuous learning
manage Impulsivity
Our vision for learners
strive for accuracy
listen with understanding and empathy
think about thinking
think flexibly
respond with Wonderment and awe
think interdependently
take responsible risks
find humour in their learning and interactions
with others
Costa Kallick
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Why did the Leadership model change?

• Time for a change
• Students - under used resource
• Focus on group work
• Inclusion /responding to cohort
• Demand far greater than number of roles and
• hence pupil dissatisfaction with the process
• Viewed as a model that supported transition to
  6th forms
• Wanted leadership experience for all pupils

Sacred Heart High School
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New model for student leadership

• 160 student leaders
• All leaders work within one of 10 groups that
  have an outwards looking focus
• Roles are strategic and operational
• Clear brief and all have the chance to contribute
  action plans
• Training and support
• Culture of a learning community

Sacred Heart High School
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Time and space

• Timetabled meeting every half term as part of
  collapsed PSE
• Structured programme of Student leadership
  training
• Students responsible for writing action plans and
  keeping minutes form all meetings
• Monitoring widened to include HOY tutors
• Learning logs and pupil diaries

Sacred Heart High School
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Current leadership structure
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Impact on learning

• Outcomes 2008 best ever
• Highest uptake post 16 - mathematics and ICT
• Leading learners and learning consultants impact
  in classrooms
• Pupil lead IL projects and use of the TLO
• Healthy School Status leadership group
• Pupil Voice West London executive school

Sacred Heart High School
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Impact on communication

• E Newsletters
• Creation of SHTv (video)
• Website
• Assemblies (e.g. internet safety, healthy
  schools)
• Pupil led VLE training
• School council
• Pupil Voice
• All of the above to a variety of audiences and
• Stakeholders (govs, parents, pupils, wider comm,
  etc)

Sacred Heart High School
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Outward facing school

• Promoting cohesion within school and the wider
  community
• Maths and ICT teams to lead and deliver (SS
  outreach programme)
• Enrichment extension by pupils for pupils
• Curriculum delivery for Primary partners
• Global Citizenship (SVP, Social Justice, etc)
• Video-conferencing/ links with HEI

Sacred Heart High School
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Impact on pupil mentoring

• Transition fewer problems
• Peer mentor support for new year 7 pupils
• Get Sorted and Reading Club
• Registrations NAC/LAC challenges
• Charity events year 8 sleepover in school
• Vertical PSE - their Sacred Heart school
• External mentoring- BBC
• Reorganisation- ARD, learning buddies

Sacred Heart High School
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Impact on engagement

• Exclusions esp pupils at risk / vulnerable
• Motivational climate within classrooms
• Impact on SH pupils self esteem, successful
  learners, u/s and devt of life long learning
• School Bank financial literacy
• Uptake of extra curricular activities
• Improvement in behaviour (vulnerable/ critical)

Sacred Heart High School
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Change Management

• Clear brief and understanding of different roles
• Culture staff and pupil expectations
• Broaden base of responsibility to include more
  staff and not SLT
• Dedicated time within PSE to plan and develop
  ideas
• Induction for staff

Sacred Heart High School
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Future aims

• Further develop links throughout school life
• Further improve initiatives taken by leadership
  groups
• Leadership to have a greater impact at KS3
• KS3 leadership programme
• Explicit links to HOM programme
• PALS accreditation

Sacred Heart High School