Wednesday 23 March 2016 was the election event of the year at the College – the announcement of our new Student Association (SA) for the next academic year, 2016/17.

The SA is elected by the student body every year and represents the views of our students, as well as organising fundraising events such as RAG Week, and larger events like Fresher’s Fayre. The President and Vice President are also Governors of the College and so attend regular meetings to have a real say on the future direction of the College.

Students nominate themselves for all the roles at the start of the year and then campaign for several weeks, as well as releasing a campaign video.  The student body are then asked to vote.

This year Rebecca Rhodes, Assistant Principal for Teaching, Learning and Assessment announced the results to a packed Café Direct.  The results were as follows –

President – Jack Bennett

Vice President – Steve Tadewos

Treasurer – Joshua Dairo

Communications Officer – Liberty Curtis

Charities Officer – Azraf Bor

Events Officer – Fern Anderson

Sports Officer – Yamikani Ali

Learning Experience Officer – Brittany Pugh

Publications Officer – Oliver Allen

Performing Arts Officer – Henry Silk

Environmental Officer – Vivienne Mathews

Equality, Diversity and Community Links Officer – Bradley Hawkins

The newly elected SA will be working alongside the current SA over the next few weeks to allow a thorough handover of the roles - the SA will also be taking part in training sessions with key members of College staff.  The first project that both the current SA and the new SA will be working on is the Leavers’ Ball in June.

Follow the College on Twitter @Farnborough6th to #meetthenewsa . You can also follow the SA @farnboroughsa .