Cranford Review 2021

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SIXTH FORM
Sixth Form
Prefect Team
2020-2021
The
prefect team at Cranford was set
up in 2019 to give recognition
to students in the sixth form who regularly
volunteer to support at important school events
from engagement evenings and transition events
to performances and Open Evening. Not only
did they support these events as ambassadors
of the school, they took on a range of roles
including welcoming students and parents at
‘sign in desks’, acting as car park attendants
and tour guides. Their role was expanded as
they took on a weekly break duty joining the
staff duty teams to engage with students in
the lower school, manage queues, supporting
staff in reinforcing expectations and Cranford
policies around the site.
This year has been unique and much of what
students once knew to be normal came to a
halt as we adhered to a range of COVID safe
measures. There was no more moving around
the school from lesson to lesson as the year
group bubbles were formed, each year group
was given a designated entrance/exit to the
school and their own eating space and time to
maintain the bubbles during lunch breaks. All
of this meant the prefects role this year had
to be adapted so they could continue to work
alongside staff and students without breaking
bubbles and supporting staff in our enhanced
COVID measures. The sixth form student
leadership team led their five prefect teams in
duties positioned outdoors where they helped
sanitize hands, ensured students kept masks
on within 2 meters of each other and keeping
group sizes below six.
Our prefects embraced all the changes and
also took the opportunity to support student
wellbeing by using their duty positions to
actively engage in conversations with students
across the school and even fed back to student
committees on ideas for events and activities.
Sharandeep Saroya
(Assistant Headteacher - Sixth Form)
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