Colours Committee is a newly created committee that will decide upon who shall get colours. The committee makes its' decision by looking through the nominated candidates and voting on which candidates are deserving of colours.
Colours Motion
This JJCR notes:
1) The practice of giving colours and half colours in recognition of sporting and artistic achievement.
This JJCR believes:
1) That colours are an incredibly important way of recognising commitment and achievement, and should be marked as such.
2) That the current system of awarding colours and half colours places a large amount of pressure on the team captains, occasionally leading to worthy candidates not being recognised.
3) Everyone should have the right to nominate another for colours.
This JJCR resolves:
1) To establish a Colours Committee.
2) To add in to the JJCR Standing Orders after current schedule 10, Schedule 11: Colours Committee, to read as follows:
1) The role of the Colours Committee is to:
a) Consider nominations for colours and half colours
b) Judge to the best of its ability which members of the JJCR should be awarded colours and half colours, based on the nominations received.
2) The committee shall meet annually, before the relevant awards ceremony.
3) The committee shall consist of: the JHJCR Vice-President, JJCR Treasurer, JHJCR Communications Officer (non-voting), JJCR Chair (to chair, non-voting), Societies Officer, Sports Officer, four elected members of the JJCR (to be elected at 1st Epiphany). Of these four elected members, at least one shall be a member of a society, at least one shall be a member of a sports team, and none shall be a sports team captain or society president.
4) The Communications Officer shall minute the meeting, anonymising contributions made.
5) Decisions of the committee shall require a simple majority vote. In the event of a tied vote, the Sports/Societies Officer (whichever appropriate) shall have the casting vote.
6) Should a member of the committee be under consideration for colours, they are required to recuse themselves for the duration of such discussion.
7) Once the committee’s deliberations have begun, the meeting must proceed until all decisions have been made. The meeting may not be adjourned for any reason.
8) The committee shall give a minimum of two weeks’ notice before they intend to meet. This notice shall be advertised both in the Junior Common Room and in Cranmer Common Room.
9) Nominations for colours are to be made in writing at least 48 hours before the advertised start of the committee meeting. In the time between nominations being made and the committee meeting, members of the committee may gather additional information on the candidates under consideration should they deem it necessary.
10) Nominations for colours may be made by any member of the JJCR.
11) The criteria for the awarding of colours and half colours shall be as follows:
Full Colours should be awarded when a player has shown evidence of strong commitment AND played/performed at a good standard, for a large proportion of their time at John’s.
Half Colours should be awarded when a player has shown a reasonably high level of commitment, and displayed ability at their sport/discipline, while not quite fulfilling the requirements for Full Colours.
Though it would not be appropriate to award full colours to a player who has played/participated only in their final year, a nominee does not necessarily have to have contributed for 3 years in order to get Full Colours. They must, however, still fulfil all the requirements.