School Prefect Questions- Could You Help Please?

Let’s face it. Most parents will have a huge input into their child’s answers. That will be obvious if they write it for them. So I agree with the idea of encouraging your granddaughter to talk about it, jotting down some bullet points and letting her write it up in her own words.

Thank you

Encourage her.She is confident.It will undermine that confidence if you suggest otherwise.

Schools look to prefects to be rule followers and to set and example to other children as to why they also should uphold the rules. Things like pushing and shoving, running in the corridor, arriving on time, wearing the correct uniform and so on. She should be capable of explaining to others the purpose of the rules and why they should be obeyed.

I was never chosen as a prefect for this very reason. I am not, and never have been, a rule follower. On the contrary I gain immense pleasure from gaming the system.

That’s lovely that she feels she would like to do that.
Suggestions have already been made which will help, but when she’s talking it through with you, what about question C l?
What responsibilities do you think you will have as a prefect?
What has she noticed that prefects have done whilst she’s been at the school
e.g.
one thing our prefects do is to join other classes during wet playtimes - playing or reading with the younger children and encouraging them to tidy things away.

D How would you contribute to the school community?
If she’s seen what existing prefects do, she might have additional ideas that she thinks would be useful or that she wishes they did.

The point made about trying to develop her own self confidence is a good one.
Good luck to both of you.

How lovely! You must be so proud of her.

I agree with the others that talking it through with her is a good idea, and so is gentle prompting in case she forgets (or is oblivious to) any of her strengths.

I think a key role of any sort of representative is the ability to separate their own wishes from those of the people they represent. If she can show that she is a good listener and can be unbiased in her thinking it might stand her in good stead. It big ask for a ten year old though😀.

Do let us know how she gets on?

You need to encourage her to fill in the form herself, and consider her own personal strengths and talents.

You could have some practice runs with her, and hot down the things which are relevant. .

Then she cab out them into her own words on the form.

Good luck to both of you.

Perhaps you could sit down with her and get her to talk through her ideas for each question to build her confidence - while she’s talking, you could jot down a few of the key points she makes so that she can use those to structure her written answers. You might need to prompt her a little if she tends to lack confidence and doesn’t like talking about all her good qualities

I don’t suppose the school is looking for a polished application from a 10 year old, they’ll just be wanting to see that she’s thought about the role, knows her own strengths and what she can contribute to the community ( involvement in extra activities, being helpful to new pupils…etc etc)

Her teachers will know her well so whatever she writes should be in her “ voice” and style.

Oh, and check what information she’s been given ( if any) so that her answers fit the “ role description” if there is one.

I think you will enjoy talking this through with her!

You've already used one of the key words - enthusiastic.
Add to that - approachable, friendly, kind, polite, responsible, reliable, trustworthy.
With a sense of fairness, an aptitude for strong, but quiet leadership, a desire to encourage others, and a good sense of humour.
Just tell her to dot some of these around when answering A to D, and give examples illustrating how this might be achieved.
As she is shy, don't forget to get her to mention that this would be a great opportunity for her to improve her confidence.
Good luck, and I hope she is successful.