A Grammar school which scrapped its head boy and head girl roles in a bid to establish gender neutral titles has ended up with two male student leaders.

The Grammar School in Guernsey is now led by a chair and vice-chairperson and a Student Voice Leadership Team.

Liz Coffey, the school’s headteacher, said she hopes that changing the titles of the roles is more inclusive as it does away with male and female stereotypes.

She said she does not want students to see jobs as being “gender specific”, and the new position titles prepare children for the workplace.

"That gives the students the experience of what it actually might be like when they enter the workplace," Mrs Coffey said.

"Its our responsibility to ensure young people are educated and made ready for that world." She explained that she wants children to feel that they have been chosen for a position “not because of [their] gender but because [they] are the best person for the position.

"Just like I am not a headmistress, I am a head teacher, it is important because of job credibility. People will still draw a nurse as a woman when asked,” she said. "This is another way to try and ensure stereotypes disappear. It's a very good thing to have on your CV."