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Sir John Lawes School
Global Leaders
At Sir John Lawes we are equipping our students
to become the informed citizens and leaders of
tomorrow.
As soon as students join us they take on
responsibilities such as becoming Form
Representatives, Sports Leader, Charity Leader,
Digital Leader, Mental Health Leader, Sustainability
Leader and Diversity Leader. Later they may read
with younger students, train as Peer Mentors and
finally become House Captains and Prefects.
Students are regularly seen taking assemblies,
delivering workshops and making announcements
and presentations to staff. Students are consulted
frequently about their opinions on their own
education and teachers use their responses to make
improvements to their lessons. Many of these
activities qualify students for the SJL Leadership
Awards at Bronze, Silver or Gold levels.
We are proud of our formal structure of student
leadership. Each form elects its own representatives,
who meet as a Year Council. In turn, each Year
Council chooses members to join the Junior
Leadership Team, which is the central student
leadership body in the school. The JLT is
coordinated by our Heads of School, who set an
inspiring example to the rest of the school and meet
regularly with the Senior Leadership Team and
governors.
But leadership is not only about expressing opinions; it
is also about taking action to make a difference. Our
students are active in campaigning for better
standards of living around the world, both by raising
money for and increasing awareness of a wide variety
of issues. Our Oxfam Youth Action Group’s activities
have won us invitations to the Foreign and
Commonwealth Office and Downing Street as well as
national recognition as an Oxfam Lead School. Our
Eco Schools Group is relentless in persuading us all to
think about the environmental consequences of our
actions and we are proud to hold the Green Flag with
distinction, a prestigious national award which
recognises the very highest environmental standards
in schools.