The Student leadership team plays a very important position in the school and in our wider school community. They are primarily responsible for upholding and enhancing the high standards and culture of Ashford School, as a leading school with a national and international reputation.
As significant role models, all Prefects must demonstrate the high standards and values of Ashford School every day, in and out of the School.
All School Prefects are expected to:
- Be positive, set high standards, exercise good judgement and adhere to school rules
- Demonstrate high standards of uniform and attendance, punctuality, and a sound academic focus
- Be a good ambassador for the school
- Be cooperative, helpful, trustworthy and responsible
- Be respectful toward teachers, peers and the school environment
- Assist with school assemblies and events e.g. Open Events, Parent Evenings, Career & Guidance Evenings, Musical, Theatrical and Presentation Evenings
- Motivate and encourage students to participate in School, Year and House events throughout the year
- Show initiative and be able to work independently and as part of a team, in order to generate and develop new ideas
- Willingly assist with the smooth running of the school during the school day by regularly and reliably performing duties
- Be involved with all aspects of school life, both within the school day and outside school hours, including extra-curricular activities, House assemblies and events
Meet Julia and Will – our School Captains for 2023/24
Meet our Student Leadership Team for 2023/24
The Student Leadership Team
School Captains
School Captains
- Be exemplary in all duties as a role model and ambassador, promoting the ethos of the school
- Lead the Prefect Team
- Liaise with the Headmaster and Senior Leadership Team
- Attend weekly Prefect Executive meetings with the Assistant Head (Upper School)
- Represent Ashford School at events inside and outside School (both at the Prep and Senior venues)
- Promote and support House and School events
- Run all aspects of pupil tours of the school from potential staff coming for interview or potential pupils and parents
- Attend training to learn the key messages about the school
- Keep up to date with developments in the school
- Act as a point of contact for staff and pupils
- Liaise with Head of Departments to promote key academic events
- Lead an aspect of the school strategic plan
- Work with the School Parliament body to implement change
- Oversee and guide the Peer mentor leadership team
Deputy School Captains
Deputy School Captains
- Act as a positive role model and promote the ethos of the school
- Assist in leading the Student Leadership Team
- Support the School Captains
- Attend weekly Prefect Executive meetings with the Principal
- Represent Ashford School at events inside and outside School
- Promote and support school events
Year Group Leaders
Academic Student Leader
Academic Student Leader
- Promote academic excellence
- Promote the importance of focus, effort and aiming for excellence academically
- Develop and promote academic support programmes to assist students to achieve their academic potential
- Organise and promote House events with an academic theme – e.g. Mastermind, Spelling Bee
- Inform students of academic successes
- Liaise with Mr Vafidis
- Organise scholar events
Co-curricular Leader
Co-curricular Leader
- Promote creative excellence
- Promote student involvement in Creative Arts activities: Talent shows, Theatresports, Art exhibitions, Debating etc.
- Encourage students to participate in extra-curricular activities: choir, orchestras, drama groups, school productions etc.
- Acknowledge students’ successes
- Promote and embrace cultural diversity and global citizenship
- Assist with cultural events e.g. Cultural week, Chinese and Korean nights
- Organise and run mixed cultural nights (during Cultural Week)
- Work to assist with the integration of international students into the school
Environmental PR
Environmental PR
- Promote and develop sustainable practices, liaising when required with the Envirogroup
- Promote a clean, litter-free school environment, with special responsibility for recycling
- Liaise with Junior School Prefects to promote sustainability practices to juniors
- Assist with events: Earth House, Trash to Fashion, beach clean-up, community tree-planting
- Promote bio-diversity and the protection of vulnerable species in NZ
Boarding Leader
Boarding Leader
- Assist with all new international students to integrate successfully
- Be a link with other senior prefects so the international students can participate in everything the school offers
- Run/assist with the International Assembly
- Organise activities each term for international students
- Organise Festivals and Celebrations for international students and assist with orientation
- Liaise with the boarding staff
- Be an advocate for boarding life
- Be instrumental within the boarding community to implement change
Leadership in Boarding
Leadership in Boarding
The Boarding Council will consist of the Head of Boarding, House Parents, all Boarding & Resident School Prefects, and will meet once or twice per term.
House Prefect Teams:
The House Prefects act as role models to other boarders, assist staff with the House routines, and hold regular Student Voice Meetings.
Boarding Committees represent the following areas:
Catering Committee – Meet once per Half-Term, with the Catering Team.
Social Committee (Activities & Trips) – Meet once per Term with AC, to shape the next Term’s offer.
Open to designated House Prefects, plus invited boarders (for diversity representation).
Boarding Induction Representatives:
These are the Boarders who are selected as an Induction Buddy for New Starters.
School Parliament Leader
School Parliament Leader
- Promote service to others
- Help with all fundraising opportunities
- Encourage students to support the House charity
- Assist in the organisation of schoolwide service events
- Build an awareness of community engagement and the benefits of giving back to the community
- Volunteering time
Other areas for leadership opportunity:
- Sport and Wellbeing
- Environment and Sustainability
- Prep School Leader
- Sixth Form Standards and Attitudes
- PSHE
- Peer Mentor