Headmistress for the day

There was a change of personnel last Friday when Year 5 pupil, Isabelle L, took on the role of Headmistress for the Day. The opportunity came about as part of an auction lot from this year’s Parents’ Association Summer Ball.

Taking on the responsibilities of Mrs Ness-Gifford, Isabelle began her day by meeting with her PA, Mrs King, to go through her schedule and catch up on correspondence. She then had a meeting with the Director of Admissions and Marketing, Mrs Knight, to discuss pupil recruitment.

At break time it was back to the Head’s study for a meeting, along with her deputies for the day, with the Head Girl Team.

After break it was time for lesson observation and Isabelle headed off to Year 1 to watch a Drama lesson with Ms Bevan. She then took responsibility for presenting some certificate and cups to girls in Pre-Prep.

At lunch time Isabelle met up again with her deputies to walk Barney, the Headmistress’s dog, before having lunch with four of her friends in the Arts Centre Café. Following that it was off to the zip wire where she had granted exclusive use to Year 5 for part of the lunch break.

After lunch Isabelle’s appointments resumed with a tour round the school with the Bursar, Mr Forrester, to check that everything was in order. Prep assembly followed and then it was time for afternoon tea back with Mrs Ness-Gifford.

Isabelle ended her day with a tour of the kitchens and another round of lesson observation – this time Year 9 Music with Miss Faith. Her final duty was to say good afternoon and shake the hands of the Prep girls as they left school for the day.

Isabelle thoroughly enjoyed her time in charge, along with the opportunity to witness how the school functions behind the scenes.