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For some time the prefects at Merchiston take over their
duties towards the end of the previous Summer term. To prepare
for this all members of the Lower Sixth take part in a carousel
of visits to all Houses (we have a horizontal system) spending
5-6 weeks covering duties in various Houses.
Potential prefects are also subject to quite a rigorous
appointment process involving assessment (training weekends)
in the Scottish Highlands, the need to pull together quite
a detailed c.v. and letter of application, and the knowledge
that each Deputy Head of House (prefect) is detailed to
keep a log of their performance over the period of their
attachment. Once they enter the Upper Sixth we try, through
a serious of training seminars, to 'dry run' a number of
likely critical scenarios. Most of these are based on real
school issues from a year or two previous, and it amazing
how each year the prefects are baffled how younger pupils
get themselves into such parlous situations - conveniently
forgetting that they are the subject of the case review!
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