Canford - Life as a Boarder

L I F E A S A B OA R D E R

PA S TO R A L C A R E HOUSES The housemaster/mistress (HsM) is responsible for the day-to-day well-being of each pupil in their care, leading a team of tutors who take responsibility for each year group in the house. Each house varies in layout but all are staffed and equipped to be welcoming, social environments, small enough for each pupil to feel well known and large enough to allow a variety of personalities to flourish.

% OF BOARDERS IN SCHOOL AT WEEKENDS (AVERAGE EACH WEEKEND PER TERM)

FOOD Our catering is run in-house, and our chefs use the freshest local ingredients wherever possible. The pupil food committee meets regularly with catering staff to discuss menus and a professional nutritionist regularly audits and advises. There are tea and toast making facilities available in the houses and, for senior pupils, there is a fully equipped kitchen in the Sixth Form Centre.

WELL-BEING The school has a range of strong pastoral structures to ensure that pupils are supported and cared for on many levels. All matters concerning the health and safety of pupils and staff are taken extremely seriously. The health centre is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It is staffed by fully qualified registered general nurses, there is a daily GPs surgery while Poole and Bournemouth Hospitals are within 30 minutes’ drive. The health centre staff are in full communication with house staff, within the bounds of confidentiality.

COMMUNIC ATIONS The parent-staff-child triangle of communications is central to our approach to pastoral care and we encourage informal contact to highlight positives and raise concerns. At the same time, one of the benefits of boarding is that it fosters independence and this is encouraged but closely monitored by our experienced house staff to ensure there is enough communication between school and home. A termly newsletter updates parents on house news with other communications such as invitations to house events sent during the course of the school year. Regular academic assessments are posted at least twice each term on the parent portal and a full report is written at the end of each term for Upper Sixth and Fifth Formers, and twice yearly for other year groups. House staff and tutors are all contactable via telephone or email and formal face-to-face meetings can always be arranged should the need arise.

A T Y P I C A L S U N DAY 9.00am-9.30am 9.30am-10am 10am-10.30am 10.30am-11.15am 11.15am-1.00pm 1.00pm-1.30pm 3.00pm-5.00pm

5.45pm-6.30pm 6.30pm-8.00pm 8.00pm-9.00pm

Continental Breakfast Relax in house Chapel Brunch Swim and Gym session Lunch snack Fun at the beach Inter-house dodgeball Jewellery making Roast Supper Table Tennis Challenge Quiet Hour

“Straightaway I noticed the friendliness of all the pupils and staff and felt at home.”

W H Y C H O O S E B OA R D I N G ? ... not to mention a busy social life and evening and weekend entertainment!

Potentially a cost and time efficient solution for busy parents with travel, meals, laundry and board included ...

Over 30 different activities are planned for weekends each term, so you won’t be bored!

The exeat system means that you can still go home a number of Saturday nights each term.

Boarding fosters independence within familiar surroundings among people your own age.

Play a full part in the Canford Community.

Exeat bus services to Central London and main airports provide versatile transport options.

‘The high quality boarding experience is a key feature of the school.’ ISI Inspectorate

It’s great fun!

C O U RT

Court Housemaster

Sindre Vandvik T: 01202 847243 E: sv@canford.com

Sindre joined Canford in January 2006 and has been a tutor in Court House since 2007. In addition to teaching English, he is involved with the academic enrichment programme and is Head of Football. He is married to Claire and they have three young sons. He enjoys music, theatre, film, art and comedy, and also the great outdoors, whether on foot or by ski.

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FRANKLIN

Franklin Housemaster

Henr y Bishop T: 01202 847263 E: hb@canford.com

Housemaster since September 2008, Henry joined Canford in 2003 after a career in finance and consulting. He was previously Head of Mathematics, coaches hockey and tennis and helps run the CCF, particularly enjoying adventure training.

Henry is married to Pagan and they have three children.

Monteacute Housemaster

Dylan Lloyd T: 01202 847286 E: dfl@canford.com

Dylan Lloyd joined Canford in 2000 as Head of Art, having previously taught at Monmouth School. He continues to pursue his own artistic interests, follows many areas of sport and enjoys the sea.

He is married to Samantha and they have three children.

School House Housemaster

Richard Jones T: 01202 847223 E: rgj@canford.com

Richard joined Canford in 2016 following six years at St John’s Leatherhead. He worked in industry before moving into education, teaches Economics and Business Studies and is an experienced sports coach. Richard is married to Emily and they two young sons.

Court was opened in 1924 in the old

estate Farm House and was so named due to its proximity to the Real tennis cour t. It relocated to a new building in the park in September 2002 overlooking the Brook All Weather pitch. It is about six minutes’ walk from the centre of the school.

C O U RT Franklin is one of Canford’s

FRANKLIN

Monteacute was one of two new

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School House is one of the three

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three original houses. Based in the main Manor House until 1987, it then moved to its current position in the south west of the grounds where it overlooks playing fields next to the Adby All Weather pitch. Franklin was extensively refurbished in 2006/7 to provide expanded social and study areas.

houses founded in the early 1930s as the school expanded. The de Monteacutes owned Canford Manor in the fourteenth century; today’s boys’ boarding house is located on the top two floors of one of the central buildings. It is close to the Sports Centre, Layard Theatre and Music School.

original houses at Canford. It is based in elegantly renovated accommodation on the upper floors of the Manor House close to the Sports Centre, Layard Theatre and Music School.

B E A U F O RT

Beaufor t Housemistress

Clare Ives T: 01202 847302 E: cei@canford.com

An OC, Clare Ives joined Canford in September 2008 as a History teacher, and became Head of History in January 2012. She has helped run the Lower Sixth enrichment programme and coaches hockey, netball and tennis. Clare has two sons, two Labrador retrievers and two cats.

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de Lacy Housemistress

Sascha Deblander T: 01202 847341 E: sxd@canford.com

Sascha Deblander joined Canford in 2012 to teach Geography and Politics.

She speaks several languages and using her international experience has been a key participant in the school Global Forum programme. Sascha runs a number of afternoon activities and currently coaches hockey and rowing.

She enjoys travel and takes many field trips, both locally and abroad.

Sascha is married to Ken and they have a young son.

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Marriotts Housemistress

Cathy Byng T: 01202 847323 E: cdb@canford.com

Cathy Byng joined Canford in 1995 as the school went fully co-educational, and set up the girls’ games programme. She teaches Chemistry, runs a community service project and has coached top teams in hockey, netball and swimming.

She is married to Rob and they have two sons.

Beaufort opened as girls’ boarding house in 1996. It lies on the eastern border of the grounds and overlooks the fourth green of the school’s golf course. It is named after Lady Margaret Beaufort, who was granted Canford Manor in 1485 by her son Henry VII.

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de Lacy is the school’s newest

house, founded in 2001. It is named after Alice de Lacy, the Countess of Salisbury who owned Canford in the early years of the fourteenth century. The house emblem is derived from the de Lacy lion.

The house is adjacent to Marriotts near the golf course and sports centre.

Marriotts is named after

Canford’s fifth headmaster, Martin Marriott. It lies in the north east of the grounds, near the sports centre and overlooking the golf course. Purposebuilt like all the girls’ boarding houses, it has bright, cheerful rooms for socialising and individual washing facilities in each bed-study.

D E L AC Y M A R R I OT T S

HOUSE PREFERENCE All the houses at Canford are run along very similar lines, and there is considerable integration between them, not least because pupils mix every meal time and also in lessons, sports and numerous activities during the school day.

It is not necessary to choose a house at all but, of those who do, most enter their house of choice, and of the remainder most enter their second choice house. Later preferences may be unsuccessful.

After you have been offered a conditional place, we will notify you when a place in your preferred house becomes available. House places are offered in date order, so early choice is advisable,

“I love boarding – it’s like one big family and it’s great fun in the evenings and at weekends.”

although occasionally we may wish to exercise discretion so as to create balanced house communities taking account of a pupil’s talents and interests, gender, numbers from particular feeder schools, or to allow pupils to follow siblings.

Many house places are offered soon after conditional places have been accepted, but some house places may not be finalised until April or May of the year of admission. We will always confirm house places in writing, so please ensure you have received written confirmation of your child’s current situation with regard to house choices.

For further information please contact: The Admissions Office, Canford School, Wimborne, Dorset BH21 3AD T: 01202 847207 E: admissions@canford.com

F R E Q U E N T LY A S K E D Q U E S T I O N S How many pupils stay in at weekends?

How many pupils are in each dorm?

On average around 70% of boarders stay in at weekends. There is a full programme of activities offered, and also the chance to make use of the school’s sports facilities. Some pupils also like to catch up on homework or simply relax in house with their friends.

In the Shells there will typically be 4-6 pupils per dorm. This number decreases as you move up the school, with most Fifth Formers sharing a twin room and most Sixth Formers having a single study bedroom.

Which schools do most boarders come from?

Our 120 Shells join us from around 50 different prep and junior schools. Most boarders come from prep schools within a 2-2.5 hour radius of the school, but we do also take a good number each year from the Channel Islands.

How many overseas pupils are there?

Unlike an increasing number of UK boarding schools, Canford’s percentage of international pupils remains relatively low. Currently 9% of families are resident abroad. 3% are non-native English speakers.