Student Voice at Whitley Academy
Whitley Academy aims to build the understandings and skills of leadership and student responsibility through the total curriculum and the many varied activities of school life.
The school will:-
- Provide a wide range of participation and leadership opportunities which cater for all students in the school.
- Maximise the number and range of students undertaking leadership roles.
- Provide recognition of all student leadership roles
- Encourage the development of student participation and leadership skills through classroom practice by using OM/Enterprise Competencies across all Key Stages
- Encourage students to differentiate between student participation and student leadership.
- Develop student participation and leadership skills in all students through specific programmes, for example:
- Student Council
- Student Leaders
- Student Reporters Group: debating, public speaking, reporting
- Buddy systems – Year 6-7 transition programme
- sport, captaincy in sports teams
- visual, creative and performing arts
- curriculum involvement/activities in the learning environment
- Whitley Leadership Diploma
- Peer Mentoring Programme
- Post 16 Volunteer Job Board
- Supporting whole school events:
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Open Evening
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Charity Events
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Whitley Festival
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Parents Evening
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Staff recruitment
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Representing Whitley Academy in the immediate and wider community