Our student leaders and pastoral staff gave their time for professional development over the week before Welcome Week including a two-day retreat to Blackheath. ‘Being a leader’ and ‘being a team’ were two of the most significant topics presented to the students who are College Junior Deans or members of the Students’ Club and Middle Common Room management committees. They were joined by Welcome Week leaders and the Peer Support Leaders back at College on day 3 and completed further development in respect, first responder, mental health and bystander training.   

One of the positive outcomes is having the Junior Deans taking on leading roles in presentations to freshers in Welcome Week (pictured presenting is JD Ed Taylor). They then continuing leading into semester, modelling positive behaviours, mentoring, guiding and inspiring their peers.