Student Leadership at West Lakes Academy

BADGES -Emblems of

student leadership

The Student Council badge

To get this badge two of you from each year

group will be elected through form

representatives in order to represent your year

to the other year groups, along with two

deputies.

Tutor representative

These badges are awarded if you are

elected by your tutor to represent them

at year group meetings.

The red prefect badges

These are used by the English and

languages departments. The languages

department has prefects in Year 10, these

students must apply for the role and are

appointed by teachers based on their

leadership skills and ability to help others.

English also have ‘readers’ in Year 8 and

they wear ‘reader’ badges. They are

ambassadors for reading and these are a

step below our English prefects. The

badges are similar to the student council

badges in style but are a little bigger.

Currently Year 11 Leadership Prefects

Leadership prefects have always been

distinguishable by their shield badge which

matches their tie colour. Leadership

prefects have to apply for the position and

are the face of the student body at official

events with academy stakeholders and

may also guide younger students (for

example in assemblies). From this year

leadership prefects will be distinguishable

by their block colour tie.

Numeracy Leader Programme

Year 12/13 students support Year 7

students. The maths department

choose 20 such leaders alongside

Cerys Atkinson, our Head Numeracy

Leader. Applicants are invited to apply

on a postcard stating why they would

like to be chosen and why they feel

they are suitable for the role. The only

requirement is that they should have a

grade C in maths.

Sports ambassadors in PE

We choose a maximum of 10% of

students per year group. They are

based on participation in extra

curricular activities, sporting

excellence and willingness to work

hard in the dept.

They are expected to assist with

tournaments / games / festivals /

department events throughout the

academy.

PD star of the week badge - one per class

Awarded for a variety of reasons, displaying any of the 5

student values regularly, class contribution and thoughtful

discussion and interpretation of lesson content.

Humanities ambassadors - we use this badge for all our

ambassadors and prefects. Y12 and 13 also have a purple

lanyard. At KS3 and KS4 ambassadors organise and run

competitions and events, they organise the displays outside

classrooms and they promote the learning in humanities.

At KS5 students help the younger ambassadors and organise

and supervise work. As well as this they mentor younger

students and come to lessons to support learning at GCSE.

This badge is for year 10 science sheriffs.

And this one is for

their deputies.

Look out for more

leadership opportunities

coming soon.