Prefect System

At Parkhall Integrated College we recognise the potential in all of our students and, as future leaders, we offer a range of opportunities and roles for students to become involved in leading others, influencing practice and embedding change in preparation for life beyond school.

There are four specific aims of our Student Leadership programme:

• to empower students to work in partnership with staff and other students towards shared goals.
• to establish a more positive school environment based on the contributions of the student leadership team.
• to provide opportunities to develop leadership skills through a variety of inspiring and challenging projects including Anti-Bullying, Take 5 programme and environmental studies through the Eco-club.
• to equip our student leaders to become role models for our younger students.

We encourage all of our students with the qualities and aspirations to make a difference to life at our school to apply for a role and to take the opportunities presented to them. We aim to encourage all students to explore our leadership roles in year 10 and year 14. In year 10 our Junior School Prefects will take on the role as a year 8 mentor, helping them settle into their new school life. Furthermore, they will become anti-bullying ambassadors for the school undertaking training to help support our younger students. Our year 14 Senior Student Leadership Team will take on a variety of responsibilities. These will include become actively involved in leading one of our committees:

• Eco Club
• Mental Health and Well-being
• Formal
• Charity
• Take five steps to wellbeing

Our Senior Student Leadership Team will also become involved in weekly duties to help with supervision within a number of areas of school.

Student Council

Parkhall Integrated College has a student council which represent the student voice throughout the college. Students on the council are selected by their peers in a democratic election process at the start of the academic year.

The student council:

• Meets regularly.
• Represents students and gives them a voice in how the school is run.
• Enables students to identify issues that concern them about the school and to communicate those concerns to teachers and the school's leadership team.
• Has an input in the drafting and implementation of new school rules and policies.
• Runs campaigns on particular issues such as recycling or other general issues in the school.
• Provides an opportunity for students to acquire valuable citizenship skills and to contribute to the school community.