Prefects and Mentors Positions of Responsibility
Mentoring
The school aims to give positions of responsibility to senior Upper Sixth pupils. These are chosen from each house at the end of the Lower Sixth and include: the Head & Deputy Head Girl & Boy; Head of House, Deputy Head of House & Head of Boarding from each house; and Senior and House prefects.
The house follows the Schools lead in terms of placing importance on peer mentoring, in the following ways: •
Big Sisters / Little Sisters – each junior member of the house is allocated a house ‘big sister’ when they join in Year 9. The sisters are house Lower Sixth pupils, and they remain as big sisters to their little sisters through until the end of Year 13 (when their sisters are in Year 10). The sisters have regular scheduled times to meet and chat, but often meet or communicate outside this.
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Lower Sixth Prefects – Year 12 pupils engage in a range of prefect and mentoring roles, including: Westwood Prefects (who work with Year 7 & 8 pupils); Junior Boarding Prefects (who assist with the youngest boarders); as well as prefects in other specific areas of the School, including Activities, KPS Activities, Library, IT, Careers, and academic subjects. Some students also get involved in Mentoring Plus, and work with young disadvantaged pupils from a local primary school.
The Fonthill positions of responsibility for this year are as follows: Grace
Head of House
Olivia
Deputy Head of House (also additional PR member)
Ningwa
Head of Boarding
Senior Prefects
Thea Jasmine Larissa Aunam Isabella
House prefects are chosen in September, and along with the Senior prefects, and under the leadership of the Head and Deputy Head of House, and House Head of Boarding, play an important role in the house: assisting house-staff on duty; organising house events and teams; taking the lead in charity initiatives; and acting as role models and mentors for younger pupils. The prefects are crucial in setting the tone for the house and promoting the ethos of both the School and Fonthill House.
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