The Student Council at St Vincent consists of elected representatives from each tutor group. This is your chance to make yourself heard and influence the way the college develops. Universities and employers are invariably impressed by candidates’ past membership of the Student Council because it shows commitment to your local community and helps develop your personal and social skills.
The council elects a number of officers to perform different functions. The Chair and Vice-Chair usually go to meetings of the college’s governing body and have regular meetings with the Principal so they can convey students’ opinions to the people making the decisions about the college’s strategy.
Other council officers liaise closely with other senior members of the college staff.
Take part in charity events and the Christmas revue
One of the most important events run by the council every year is Charities Week, with the focus event being the themed ‘Fun Run’. You can dress up and run – or amble – through Gosport, down to the ferry and over to Portsmouth and back again, collecting money through sponsorship for a charity nominated by the students. There are a number of other charity events to get involved in such as our uniform day. At Christmas the council organises our annual Revue, which gives staff and students a chance to show off their ‘talents’.
Take your place in society
We offer you the chance to take part in activities at college which will help you understand better the roles and responsibilities we have as members of society. This could be through discussions of topical issues in tutor groups, membership of the Student Council or through a timetabled course, such as AS Critical Thinking.
The college has a commitment to preparing you for adult life and provides ample opportunity too take part in events which will enable you to better understand the world around you. You will be able to join in and get to grips with the ‘hot’ issues of the day through our tutorial programme. You may even have the chance to access external guest speakers – for example we hosted a ‘question time’-style session at the last General Election.