Person Specification and Job Description for Form Captain (Member of the School Council)

What qualities make a good form Captain?

• It is important that the form captain is a responsible person
• It helps to be a patient listener who can re-tell something at the request of another person
• It helps to be able to speak up for other people who may be too shy or afraid to speak for themselves
• It helps if good ideas and helpful suggestions flow freely
• It is essential to be able to take turns and ensure that everyone has the opportunity to say their piece
• It is useful to be observant and understanding with class and peer group
• A willingness to work with others

What duties will I have to perform?

• I will have to write down some notes at meetings so that we keep a record of what we talk about – these notes are called ‘minutes’. I might write rough notes at the meeting and then copy them out neatly later.
• I will need to listen carefully and also take my turn to speak
• At the start of each meeting I will read out the minutes from the last meeting
• I might be asked to write letters
• I might be asked to write reports about meetings for a newsletter or for governors and parents
• I might use the computer to keep the minutes
• I will have to make sure that everyone has the opportunity to speak – I will try to teach everyone to wait their turn whilst listening to what is being said
• I might have to encourage the quieter students to join in
• I might need to write a list before our meetings – an agenda – so that we know what we will be discussing

What might we talk about in our form meetings?

• School behaviour
• Bullying in school
• Fundraising activities
• Making our school a litter free zone
• How to spend our school council’s money (called a budget)
• Happier lunchtimes
• Watching out for the younger children
• Helping out in the local community
• Sharing good ideas
• Helping our forms write form rules
• Starting up a newsletter