Pupil Leadership
We empower pupils to play an active role in shaping their school community. During their time at Bitterne, children are encouraged to take on leadership roles and responsibilities that help them develop confidence, independence and a strong sense of responsibility.
Guided by our Christian values of Hope, Courage and Creativity, leadership opportunities actively promote these values in practice. Pupils learn to show hope by believing in themselves and others, courage by stepping forward to take responsibility and try new challenges, and creativity by thinking imaginatively about how they can improve their school and wider community.
These opportunities support pupils’ personal development and promote key British Values, including democracy, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance. Children are encouraged to share their views, listen carefully to others and respect different perspectives.
Pupils apply for leadership roles they are interested in, and democratic voting involving pupils, staff and governors is used to select representatives. This allows children to experience democracy in action and understand fairness and accountability.
Through leadership, our pupils develop the skills, confidence and character needed to become thoughtful, responsible and compassionate members of their community, well prepared for the next stage of their education.
Senior Pupil Leadership Team - Head Boy and Head Girl - Year 6 Role
The head boy, head girl and 2 
deputies are responsible for:
- Being a positive role model through respectful behaviour
- Supporting the Senior Leadership Team in running events in the school
- Showing parents and visitors around the school
- Supporting other children in the school
Prefects - Year 6 Role
The prefects are responsible for:
- Supporting the lunch time supervisors in the hall
- Helping on the KS1 playground at break and lunchtimes and in the classrooms during wet breaks
- Monitoring doors and corridors at free times
- Supporting other children in the school with reading
- Supporting the Senior Pupil Leadership team to show parents and visitors around the school.
House Captains - Year 6 Role
The children are split into 4 houses across the school: Brook, Brownlow, Maytree and Pound.
The house captains are responsible for:
- Leading their house team
- Motivating and inspiring their team to earn house points
- Leading their house at sports day
- Collating house points and share totals in Collective Worship
- Receiving the house cup when their team wins!
Sports Leaders - Year 6
The sports leaders are responsible for:
- Supporting the PE leader
- Looking after sports equipment
- Modeling positive behaviours on the playground
- Playing and running games on the playground
Monitor Roles - Year 6
In addition to the roles above, the children also apply to be:
- Librarians - supporting the school librarian to keep the library tidy
- Digital Leaders - looking after our digital equipment in the school and running presentations during Collective Worship
- Office Monitors - supporting the office team with delivering post and messages
- Site Team - supporting our site manager and team to look after our environment
School Council - Children from across the school
Our School Council, made up of elected representatives from each class, meets regularly to discuss school improvement initiatives, collect pupil voice from their peers and provide valuable feedback to the school's leadership team. Children have a genuine say in decisions that affect their daily lives, fostering a sense of ownership and belonging within the school.
Collective Worship Leaders - Children from across the school
Our Collective Worship leaders work alongside our school Collective Worship Leader to ensure that our Christian ethos is maintained. On occasions, the lead Collective Worship as well as writing prayers. They also look after and maintain our reflection areas around the school.