Harrogate Grammar School appoints student leadership team

Harrogate Grammar School has appointed a new student leadership team.

Tess Eastaugh and Zach Southworth have been appointed head students of the Student Leadership Team, while Hannah Barclay, Sam Featherstone, Alice Lashua, Theo Levine, Adam Mir and Amy Robson have all been appointed as deputies.

The head students have a wide remit to represent over 2000 students, to chair the senate and report back to the senior leaders in the school. 

Meanwhile, the deputies run the school council across the year groups.

The whole team will support school events, whilst also promoting the recruitment of new students and meeting with other Head Students from across the Red Kite Learning Trust. 

Ben Twitchin, director of the school’s sixth form, said:

“Candidates wrote a letter of application and then recorded a short piece to camera, which was played to whole school for all students to cast their vote. 

“Successful students then presented to the school’s Senate, and from the final eight students were interviewed to become part of our Student Leadership Team, with Tess and Zach as our Head Students and the other six as a key team of Deputies.”

Zach Southworth, head student, said:

“Being appointed Head Student is the culmination of a dream for me as I was inspired by a previous Head Student when I joined year 7 in 2017. I now have the responsibility, with the rest of the team, to work with all the staff, and students to continue to enhance the experience of students at our school.”

Neil Renton, headteacher at the grammar school, added:

“We are fortunate to have such a strong group of student leaders at our school”

“This team will build on the fantastic work of our previous student leaders who have made such a positive contribution to school life.

“We know that they will be positive role models and fine ambassadors for our school within the wider community.”

Pictured above: Front left to right: Zach Southworth and Tess Eastaugh Middle left to right: Adam Mir, Amy Robson, Alice Lashua and Hannah Barclay Back left to right: Theo Levine and Sam Featherstone.

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