A ‘Home from Home’
The students are supported on their journey to becoming respectful, open minded, confident and principled adults through the relationships they have within their house. Viewed as a ‘home from home’, our houses mirror family life with older ‘brothers’ and ‘sisters’ looking out for, and leading, younger pupils as peer mentors and good role models.
Each house is a microcosm of the wider school, imbued with the core values of care and kindness that underpin all our work. All year groups – 9 to 13 – are represented in each house, and this engenders a sense of togetherness, identity and belonging. The house system offers the secure platform that enables all to embrace the various challenges of school life. Students are encouraged to take on new challenges, to embrace failure and to build resilience.
Each student is assigned a tutor, integral to student development. With parents working closely with tutors, the pitfalls of adolescence can be successfully navigated, and children flourish in our care. The other key figure, absolutely central to your child’s school experience, is the Housemaster or Housemistress. The Housemasters and Housemistresses work very closely with both the safeguarding team and the Health Centre to ensure outstanding physical and mental health provision to support your child at every stage of their development.