Student Council
The HCACP Student Council is a group of students who act as the official voice of the student body.
We pride ourselves on having a culture that is built upon freedom and equality, where the student voice is heard on matters of importance such as how the school is run.
The Student Council is spilt into two sections: Faculty Cabinets and whole academy Student Council. The Council discusses and decides on issues that matter to the students and are important to the whole Academy, giving students the chance to make a real difference to the smooth running of Harris City Academy Crystal Palace. It encourages students to be active citizens by building self-confidence, learning how to treat others, making decisions and developing leadership responsibility on behalf of the student cohort.
The Faculty Cabinets feed into the overall Student Council. They meet every half-term, chaired by the Faculty President and overseen by Ms Owusu (Assistant Principal) and their Faculty Director/Directors.
To be elected to the Faculty Cabinet students must first be nominated in their tutor groups. The three top nominees are then entered into a ballot, with the election usually taking place in October.
Cabinet roles
The two winning candidates for each year group in each Faculty make up the cabinet members. During the first cabinet meeting, each member has the opportunity to pitch for the President role. Another round of voting takes place within the cabinet. The winner is elected as the President on a year’s term and the runner up is automatically elected the Vice-President.
The other roles within the cabinet are outlined below and each role has specific responsibilities.
- Secretary for Quality of Education
- Secretary for Personal development
- Secretary for Culture for Learning
- Secretary for Equality and Diversity
- Secretary for mental health, well-being, and mentoring
- Secretary for safeguarding
- Secretary for Sports (x2)
- Secretary for RAG
Members who represent their Faculties in each of these roles form a sub-committee, led by Senior Prefects from the 6th Form and the Academy Leadership Team. The sub-committee then presents once a year to the Academy Leadership Team and Parents' Forum. The Faculty Presidents also present once a term to their faculty to update them on their progress and the Head Students present an update to the academy leadership team once a term.
