Student Leadership | Dormers Wells High School

Dormers Wells High School has high expectations of students with regard to leadership and encourages all students to become part of the leadership of the school community. This provides opportunities for students across all year groups to develop their skills and to work together to deliver a cohesive, school wide initiative which engages students from Year 7 to 13.

Our Head Boy and Head Girl

from the head girl

"I am incredibly privileged and honoured to serve the school as Head Girl this year. I am currently studying Biology, Chemistry and Religious Education, and I hope to study Medicine in the future with the ambition of becoming a doctor. I am passionate about helping others, working as part of a team, and making a positive difference within the school community. As Head Girl, I aim to be a supportive, approachable and positive role model for all students. I am especially excited to introduce Eco Ambassadors, encouraging students to become more environmentally aware and actively involved in creating a more sustainable school community. I also hope to work closely with students across all year groups, ensuring their ideas and opinions are heard and valued. Supporting younger students and helping to create an inclusive and welcoming environment are very important to me. I believe leadership is about kindness, responsibility and inspiring others to achieve their best. I look forward to representing the school with pride and contributing positively throughout the year." Sukhveen Khaneja

from the head boy

"My name is Jivraj Sanghera, and I'm a BTEC Business student at DWHS. I'm a very confident and friendly person who always wants to make a difference in the lives of those around me. I want to make sure that people can rely on me and that they can come to me if they need anything from me. I’m passionate about leadership. I think that leaders should be responsible, team players, and communicators, who take initiatives and become part of those things where they know that they could help make a difference. However, what I find most important is that people should feel included and appreciated. In addition to studying at school, I love sports, especially football, where I've learned many valuable qualities such as resilience, discipline, and team focus, which help me handle any problems in the best way possible. I want to work in the field of business in the form of a degree apprenticeship. As Head Boy, I will try my best to encourage all students and create an atmosphere where everyone would feel confident, valued, and ready to achieve success." Jivraj Sanghera

Our Head Teachers Ambassadors

The Head teacher’s ambassadors work closely with the Head teacher, Senior Leadership Team and Sixth Form Team alongside the Head boy and Head girl. Their roles include representing the school at events and forming part of the Executive Council that feedback student issues or queries to the Head teacher.

Student Leadership Programme

Year groups	Leadership Groups	Rationale
1. All year groups	The House System All students are placed in a House. Opportunities exist to become part of the House Leadership Team. House Leadership roles have a key position in running the houses, house activities and leading assemblies. There are also positions of responsibility in the School Community Leadership Groups which are open to all year groups: Librarians Community Leaders Literacy Leads Sports Leaders Jack Petchey Winners	To raise awareness of leadership as a skill for all. Engage all students in the wider school community. To organise and run these aspects of school life with a limited staff involvement. To foster wider leadership roles. Develop vertical teams. To enable students from every year group to engage in a wide range of House competitions.
2. Year 8	Student Receptionists	Develop independence and responsibility.
3. Year 9	Year 9 Buddies They work with Year 7 groups during tutor time supporting reading, home learning, and mentoring	To create a supportive community.
4. Year 10	Peer Mentors	To create a supportive community.
5. Year 11	Prefects Year 11 Prefects Senior Boy Prefect and Senior Girl Prefect Year 11 Prom and Year Book Committee	Develop the roles and responsibilities within Year 11 with specific jobs and job descriptions.
6. Sixth Form	Head Boy and Head Girl Deputy Head Girl and Deputy Head Boy 10 Headteacher’s Ambassadors Sixth Form Committee	To encourage wider participation by the sixth form in all areas of school life. Take positions of responsibility, to run and organise aspects of school life. Have a direct link to SLT and Headteacher

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