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Proudly Representing the College

We are delighted to announce the new Head Boy and Head Girl for

each Year Group. The students went through a rigorous selection

process which involved writing a detailed letter of application and

explaining what qualities they had to ensure they would lead their own

Year Group successfully. The shortlisted students were then invited to

deliver a presentation to the Pastoral Leaders, Academic Performance

Leaders and members of the Senior Leadership Team about a cause or

person that inspires them. Following this, students were interviewed by

the panels.

As the standard of applicants was so high, the decision was made to

create Deputy Head Boy and Girl positions to support students

undertaking examinations in Year 11 and in the Sixth Form.

The following students were selected:

Sixth Form - Freya and George

Sixth Form Deputies - Lara, Ronan and Grace The students are off to a fantastic start already, having
Year 11 - Samantha and Connor supported as Ambassadors, on student panels and
Year 11 - Deputies - Grace and Joel delivered speeches to parents. They will be working to
Year 10 - Poppy and Jacob develop student voice in the College in four key areas;
Year 9 - Freya and James Teaching and Learning, Facilities, Charity and Community
Year 8 - Jasmine and Thomas and finally, Student Voice and Well-being.
Year 7 -Amara and Alex

Student Leadership 3

Mentoring at its Very Best

In January, 41 Year 12 students attended a two hour training session to
become Year 12 mentors in English and Mathematics. The first hour
involved Mr Willow, in Mathematics, and Miss Pepper, in English, providing
training sessions to support the mentoring of the Year 11 students.
This was then followed by Level 2 Safeguarding Training, to ensure that the
students in Year 12 are able to understand the expectations when
working with other students.

The Year 11 Mentoring Programme is a unique project aimed at providing a
personalised approach to support individual students by those who have just
completed their GCSE examinations themselves. Not only do they provide
empathetic understanding, but are able to support students to become
resilient and to provide academic expertise within these two
core subjects.

College Achieves Eco-Schools Award

The College’s Sustainability Group has been running for several
years and has managed to support many positive changes both
throughout the College and in the wider community. The club has improved both the
College’s recycling system and the biodiversity of the College grounds with a wild-
flower meadow and tree planting, and also supported community events such as the
river clean.
Year 12 student, Ellie, writes, “We recently conducted an environmental review of the
College and with the data collected we produced an action plan for continued
change. This year, our focus areas are energy, the marine environment and waste.
Being part of the group allows us to have the opportunity to discuss our ideas with
teachers and staff and achieve action. The group is led by students which gives us a
voice for change. As a result of our actions so far, we recently achieved our
Eco-Schools Bronze Award, and are now working towards the Silver.” Gill Taylor, Deputy
Principal, congratulated the students on their fantastic achievements and said, “It is a fine example of students’
voice and leadership making a positive difference to our College and community.”

If you would like to help Ivybridge Community College to become more sustainable, or have an idea of how
we can help in the local area then please contact Mr Nick Paskin via the College on
icc@ivybridge.devon.sch.uk.