Friday 9th March 2012
Congratulations to Sarah Gardner who was crowned classical winner of Next Brit Thing 2012 earlier t...
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Charlie Vasiliou has reached the final of the Young Drummer of the Year competition, after fighting...
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The Department for Education published the school performance league tables this week....
Read full news story...In the Senior School, our pastoral care is structured through the dual nature of our Year Group and House systems.
Mr David Woodward, the Deputy Headmaster, has overall responsibility for pastoral care and oversees the teams of pastoral staff who care for each individual pupil. He is directly supported by Mrs Kath Gratton, Head of Middle School, who is responsible for First to Fifth Year, and Dr Alan Goodall, Head of Sixth Form. Every year group has a Head of Year and a team of Tutors who have specific responsibility for monitoring the welfare and progress of each pupil in their group.
Every tutor group also belongs to one of the four School Houses named after the Northern Saints : Aidan, Bede, Cuthbert and Oswald. Therefore, in addition to fostering a positive year group identity, the vertical house structure also ensures that pupils can form links with pupils across the age range. Each is led by a Head of House and many House events are organised that help pupils to settle and form friendships. Older pupils enjoy helping younger ones within their House through a variety of social and charitable activities that take place throughout the year.
