Student Leadership

Having A Say In Primary School

In Primary, our School Council is a group of pupils elected by their peers to represent the opinions and issues raised by other pupils then communicate back to the Headteacher and Principal. The School Council can also take forward projects on behalf of the pupils, and be involved in planning these projects by being in charge of implementing changes around the school. Students will have focus group sessions where they will discuss which ideas are possible to implement. They also have a page in the yearbook documenting the changes they have made throughout the year.

The School Council will  present at a assemblies to inform their peers and raise awareness about issues facing the world. They also work as a team to fundraise for their chosen charity ‘Dew Drops’, developing their empathy and giving them an understanding social responsibility.

Initially, Primary students can become involved by expressing an interest with their teacher and putting themselves forward when the vote takes place. Once on the School Council the children meet fortnightly to discuss issues and ideas raised by their peers. They will sometimes meet with the Principal and Primary head to discuss how they can implement changes. The main benefit of school council is to give pupils a voice within school life, experience of decision making, team work and confidence building.

Primary Student Council 2020-2021

Aim of the Council: To encourage a shared responsibility for aspects of day-to-day life at school and to develop a caring and co-operative community.

The Council is made up of representatives from Years 3 to 6 and supported by Mrs. Cannon, our Deputy Head of Primary, and Ms. Anna Dunhill, Head of Primary EAL.

2020-2021 elected members

Head Boy: Lawrence Gao (Year 6)

Head Girl: Amber Zhang (Year 6)  

• Year 3 Justin Yu & Mary Zhao
• Year 4 Adrianna Thompson & Yeonwoo Shin
• Year 5 Christopher Kicker & Maria Bruno
• GK4 Anastasia Arnarsdottir & Mar De Castro Romera
• Year 6 Amber Thompson, Lasse Stebener, William Wang, Yasmin Chesaru

Eco-Committee 2020-21

They are responsible for initiating sustainability programs within BSB to try and reduce our ecological footprint. They also aim to raise awareness of environmental issues and solutions.

• Year 2 Vivi Xie, GK1 Phil Wettach,Shira Ajayi
• Year 3 Alistair Chesaru, Daniel Zhang, Eleanor Hartland, Ethan Cociorva, Helena Tropper, Sophia Kim
• Year 4 Beren Yavuz, Nandi Doumbia, Sophie Fahner, GK3 Sofina Hofmann
• Year 5 Alexander Hong, Jeina Anada, Vihaan Prabhakar
• Year 6 Aiden Li, Ariel Kang, Darcie Pentland- Smith, Edward Xing, Ethan Pinfold, Mina Shin, Sofia Raimondo, Yoann Mazie

House Captains 2020-21

We have elected House captains for sports and other House competitions.

• Romans - Seapehi Kobeli & Vincent Scherr
• Normans- Brave Sun & Ariel Kang
• Vikings - Eline Rancuret & Max Buchmueller
• Saxons - Ibra Doumbia & Minchae Kang

Leadership in the Secondary School

We know the importance of giving students the opportunity to develop their leadership skills, and we have a range of different ways to do this.

The Secondary Student Council is a vital part of our school community. The council is made up of all of our form representatives who are voted into their position by their peers. It meets every 2 weeks to discuss various different issues raised by the student body aiming to improve the school. It is also active in creating and leading school projects and schemes. Our council is currently considering ways in which we can help the school to become more environmentally friendly.

The ideas generated by the Student Council are delivered to the Senior Leadership Team.  By opening these levels of communication, we can ensure that students’ views and opinions are considered during the formulation and review of policies that are relevant to the student body.

We also have positions for Head Boy and Head Girl who have the task of leading the whole Secondary School student body and provide role models for the students to aspire to. 

Secondary Student Council 2020 – 2021

Head Boy:  David Chen (Year 13)

Head Girl: Cathy Gao (Year 13)

• 7A Elaine van der Chijs, 7B William Aw Yong, 7C Gabriella Wilson, 7D James Jeong, 7E Suah Ahn
• 8A Audrey Orient, 8B Alaz Erdem, 8C Lorcan Hill, 8D Malcolm Mullens
• 9A Faith Hameed, 9B Geerthanan Yoganaadan, 9C Gabrielle Kang
• 10A Emika Robinson, 10B Matias Sutter, 10C Leticia Cella Xia
• 11A Lucy Carroll, 11B Daniel Sheridan, 11C Kelly Van
• 12A Hazel Lee, 12B Yeonseung Jung (Luna), 12C Minsu Park
• 13A Andy Park, 13B Anna Unteutsch Reimann, 13C Maxima Sutter

Year 13 School Prefects 2020-2021

A Prefect is a role model within our school. They will promote student wellbeing by organising clubs and being available for students to talk to. They will also be visible at school functions and be ready to assist the school in a variety of ways.

• Alex Liu, Andrew Ocampochua, Andy Park, Angela Kim, Carmen De Beer, Charlotte Steel, Sebastian Van De Merwe, Senate Letlatsa, Tyler Adams, Yunho Bae

In Secondary school, we strongly encourage all students to participate in the International Award programme. This helps them to develop confidence, learn new skills and to develop as a team player, as well as becoming a better leader.