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Has anyone here been head girl or head boy?

I'm thinking of applying for the position and just wondered if you've been head girl or head boy, how did you find it and what sort of things did you have to do? Did you find it a bit too much trying to do your a levels as well as doing the responsibilities involved with your position at the same time? What were the good points of your experience and were there any bad points too? Any other info of your experiences will be greatly appreciated ! :yep:

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I'm applying for it now, tomorrows the last of voting and the results are released on Thursday!
Reply 2
Going by my CV, yes.
Nope the closest I’ve been was Deputy Head boy nearly 2 years ago.
I hated it because I had to stick up to the Head boy he was a bit of a idiot but it did look good on my UCAS.
Reply 4
I had to read at the carol concert tonight because of it - a very important duty of course :rolleyes:
I don't really do much to be honest, I'm lazy and leave it to the others. But generally, our duties are organising 6th Form socials, chairing 6th Form Council meetings, going to school council meetings and reading at prize givings/concerts.
Head boy/girl is just a popularity contest in my sixth form so i didnt bother applying :rolleyes:
Reply 6
im deputy head and basically help out with organising events in school and attend meetings with college council or the head teacher. it isnt stressful or anything and I dont feel at all like it interferes with my studies niether do the actual head boy/girl
Reply 7
MeanMachine
Head boy/girl is just a popularity contest in my sixth form so i didnt bother applying :rolleyes:


At my school the school officials are selected by our headteacher,head of year and head of sixthform through an interview process so its a bit different to yours. If you're interested in the position though, you should apply anyway!..regardless of the 'popularity contest'.
Reply 8
I was Head Girl, but we didn't really have to do much.. so I feel like it doesn't mean much.. But then again.. on my CV people will just read it and be like.. ooh Head Girl.. probably not knowing that it was at a ***** school because they don't know the area...?
Reply 9
it's a long winded process at my school involving yeargroup vote, a teaching interview panel, and a school council panel... this year 25 blokes went for it, and I think the best looking guy won it :wink:

it's a lot of stress sometimes but I like it nonetheless. kinda makes me feel loved :biggrin:

ooh to answer your actual question :P

have to give a speech infront of 2000 people at the awards evening, readings at carols... we're also in charge of organising the prefect team (150 year 12s manning doors at lunchtime, making coffee on parents evenings and guiding parents around, decorating classrooms, that kind of thing)... and the senior prefect team (running the block - doing our finance, maintaining the pool table/fusball machine, stocking food machines, sorting out the sky box, and addressing anything else that needs doing).

so far this year had benches installed in the balcony, had the ceiling tiles replaced and a tannoy system installed, painted the block, had new chairs, had new food machines, and I'm halfway through having a watercooler installed.

we also have to do generic things like organising the prom and the yearbook.
I was head boy at my school and I found the job really rewarding. Sometimes the tasks were a little stressful when combined with all the curricular work, but generally it was absolutely fine.

I'd say go for it! It's a great thing to have on your CV. :smile:
Reply 11
In my primary school :p:

only a prefect in 6th form *snif* :biggrin:
Reply 12
If you like leadership, listening to other people, spending time working out things, trying to improve situations...Then go for it! Unfortunately, you can dream of progress, but it's very hard to actually alter the way it all works and even truly improve it. I was Deputy Junior Head Girl and run for Head Girl this year, but wasn't successful. I've been class delegate on numerous ocassions, and I find it a particularly fulfilling role. You have to like this sort of activity or at least try if you really think you could do well. Good luck!
Reply 13
HappinessHappening
I was head boy at my school and I found the job really rewarding. Sometimes the tasks were a little stressful when combined with all the curricular work, but generally it was absolutely fine.

I'd say go for it! It's a great thing to have on your CV. :smile:


Yeah that's true, it definitely does sound impressive on your CV. My only concern is that I'm not fantastic at public speaking and its one of those things that I really want to improve on..I just hope it doesn't hold me back.
Once. Didnt not really enjoyed it at all. Was only my 3rd months in school, cant even pronounce some of pupil's correctly.
Reply 15
Deputy - the Head Girl and I were basically used as messengers to implement whatever the Head teacher wanted. We never got a chance to do anything we thought would work. :/
My mate is head boy and constantly has little duties to do. I think the "workload" depends on how important the position is in your school and how much you "get involved" with it all.
Nope, I was a prefect in year 11 though.
Reply 18
yeah I was head boy...found it very difficult to juggle exams with the reponsibilities (showing parents around, having to go to a billion dinners etc) but it was rewarding at the same time. If you think you can manage it then go for it!
Reply 19
yeah, I was Head Girl. I really enjoyed it and it looked pretty decent on my UCAS form. My main duty was to organise the formal. Other side things were representing the school at things, going to funerals (which was a definite low point, and I hated that part) reading at carol service, speeches (not really speeches, tiny little things welcoming everybody and thanking everybody..and you get the drift) - I think that pretty much covers it. I was lucky, in that most of my responsibilities were at the start of the year, so there wasn't much to do when exam time came round.