Pupil Leaders

St Sebastian’s – Growing, Leading, and Living in Faith Together                                   

At St Sebastian’s, we believe every child is a leader in their own unique way. Through our Pupil Leadership groups, we offer all pupils the opportunity to use their gifts, share their ideas, and make a real difference to our school community. These roles are open and inclusive for every child, and we celebrate the diverse strengths each pupil brings.

Catholic Life and Mission

As a Catholic school, our mission is rooted in love, service, and respect. Our pupil leaders play an important part in helping to bring this mission to life each day. Whether they are supporting prayer and liturgy, caring for others, or leading initiatives that reflect our Gospel values, our children help shape a school culture where faith is lived joyfully and purposefully.

Our Approach to Pupil Leadership

• Inclusive for All: Every pupil is welcomed and encouraged to take part, no matter their skills, background, or confidence level.
• Growing in Responsibility: Leadership roles help children develop independence, teamwork, responsibility, and pride in their contributions.
• Supported by Staff: All staff work closely with pupils, guiding, encouraging, and celebrating their growth as leaders.
• Making a Difference: From day-to-day tasks to whole-school projects, pupil leaders know their voices matter and their actions help St Sebastian’s flourish.

We are proud of the way our pupils embrace their leadership opportunities with enthusiasm, kindness, and courage. Together, we continue to build a community where everyone shines.

Mission Team

Hebrews 10:24-25: "And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another.”

The Mission Team plays a vital role in supporting prayer, liturgy, welfare, and the overall Catholic ethos of St Sebastian’s. The team works to help create a vibrant, faith-filled environment within the school and the wider community, often collaborating with other pupil leadership groups on shared initiatives.

The Mission Team is made up of twleve children selected from Year 3 upwards. Pupils apply for this role as part of their growing understanding of their own vocation and how they are called to serve others. Once appointed, members commit to the Mission Team for the remainder of their time at St Sebastian’s.

To recognise their role and responsibility, Mission Team members wear specially designed hoodies, helping them to be visible ambassadors of our Catholic values throughout the school.

Head Boy and Head Girl

Our Head Boy and Head Girl are chosen to lead by example, living out our Catholic values in their daily actions. They support the school community through service, kindness and responsibility, helping to strengthen our prayer life, represent pupils’ voices, and promote respect and care for others. Through their leadership, they seek to follow Jesus’ example of serving others and contributing positively to the life of our Catholic school.

We would like to welcome our new Head Boy and Head Girl to their positions.

The Head Boy and Head Girl were democratically elected to their positions following speeches outlining why they would be sucessful in their role.

The autumn term Head Boy is Martin.

The autumn deputy Head Boy is Lennox.

The autumn Head Girl is Eliana.

The autumn deputy Head Girl is Melat.

We are confident that they will represent our school well to visitors and other schools. They will lead by example to be a good role model for younger children.

Our School Council

Our School Council is made up of two representatives from each year group, starting from Year 1. Children are democratically elected by their classmates and are chosen for being approachable, responsible, and committed to representing the views of others.

The School Council meets every Tuesday lunchtime for half an hour. During these meetings, pupils discuss ideas, share concerns, and work together to help improve school life. Each representative then feeds back to their own class by sharing the minutes, ensuring that all pupils have a voice and feel heard.

Guided by our Catholic values of service, respect, and responsibility, the School Council works hard to support the wellbeing of our school community.

This year, the School Council has:

• Supported pupils in logging their journeys to school as part of the WOW (Walk Once a Week) initiative, including checking statistics, helping classes to track journeys each morning, promoting National Walk to School Week, and handing out monthly badges

• Designed posters for Anti-Bullying Week and Road Safety Week

• Organised and supported a Macmillan Coffee Morning

• Created tickets for school discos and ran the tuck shop at events

• Introduced a new suggestion box to encourage pupil voice

• Spoke in assembly during Mental Health Week and promoted the Digital 5 A Day

• Updated the school’s child-friendly safeguarding leaflet

Laudato Si’ Leadership Group

The Laudato Si’ Leadership Group inspires and leads our school community in caring for God’s creation, following the teachings of Pope Francis in Laudato Si’. Pupils in the group work to raise awareness of environmental issues, promote sustainable practices, and encourage everyone to live responsibly with respect for the world around us.

Members collaborate on projects such as recycling initiatives, energy-saving campaigns, gardening, and eco-friendly events. They help to foster a sense of stewardship and responsibility in the school, supporting our Catholic mission to care for creation and protect the planet for future generations.

By being part of this group, pupils develop leadership skills while living out their faith through action, witness, and service to others.