One of the great and enjoyable moments at this time of year is the handover of responsibilities from the Upper Sixth prefect team to the Lower Sixth. 

Our great purpose at Lancaster Royal Grammar School is to make a positive impact locally and globally, by creating the leaders of tomorrow.  And everyone at LRGS knows our school motto, that leadership means service:  Praesis ut Prosis. 

At the handover, we thank the outgoing leadership team for their brilliant example to younger pupils, and for the many essential but unthanked tasks they have fulfilled!  

It is also a moment for the Lower Sixth to set out their ambitions for the year ahead. 

We discovered a Prefect’s Oath from 1938 in our archives some years ago.  We now enjoy making the new Head Student team read that promise in assembly: 

I hereby solemnly promise that as a Prefect of the Royal Grammar School Lancaster, I will faithfully fulfil all the Duties of my Office, and that I will by Precept, Example and such Just Correction as may be necessary further a Tradition of Good Fellowship & Good Conduct, setting Loyalty to the Common Benefit before Personal Inclination or Private Advantage. 

Thank you and good luck to all our prefects for 2025-26!