Student Voice
To help us make informed choices, students are involved in providing feedback and ideas at many levels in the school. Every Tutor Group has 2 representatives on the Year Council from which representatives are then elected to the School Council and the four sub-committees: Teaching and Learning, Healthy Living, Charity, Ethos and Environment. Meetings take place during the school day, twice a half term. Each committee has a specific brief.
School Council
The School Council has oversight of the activities of all the sub-committees. Each half term members of the sub-committees feed back to the school council on progress in their respective areas, which in turn is then reported to the Strategy and Leadership Team termly. The Council are consulted on school issues not covered by the other sub-committees e.g. giving feedback on School policies etc. The Jack Petchey Award Scheme is administered by the council who choose the winners each term.
Healthy Living Committee
The brief of this committee is to The Healthy Living Committee liaises with the Canteen contractor and staff, providing feedback and suggestions to improve the service to the students. They come up with ideas for promoting healthy lifestyles through classroom displays and assemblies. Students are also involved in the planning of the Healthy Living Week which takes place at the end of June each year. In addition the School Travel Plan is reviewed annually by members of the committee.
Charities Committee
This committee is working towards raising awareness of the need for charity work. In addition to organising fundraising for Red Nose day / Children in Need annually, the committee researches different charities and takes the lead in the democratic choice of a focus charity for the school to support each year. Currently students are researching overseas projects to adopt as a school. This will enhance our status as an International School.
Ethos and Environment Committee
Working with Borough personnel, students are spearheading an anti-litter campaign and are developing the school's capacity to recycle.
Teaching and Learning Committee
This committee is involved in evaluating classroom provision and working alongside members of staff to improve the learning experience for students at Heston. Students from this committee are also involved in the appointment of senior staff.
Other opportunities include:
- The Youth Steering Group works with local police officers to develop initiatives for young people in the community. This pioneering initiative is considered to be groundbreaking and is being rolled out in other London Boroughs.
- Prefects who fulfil a range of duties including running Lunch Rooms, helping with Clubs, helping in the Library Resource Centre and assisting at School events
- Associate Governors who serve on Governing Body Committee
