SENIOR SCHOOL HOUSE REPORTS The 2020-21 academic year has seen the launch of our new pastoral House System, with all four Houses - Way, Thorne, Pollard and Ruddle - now becoming co-educational, and Pollard and Ruddle, the two boarding houses, now being home to both day and boarding pupils during the school day. Each House has a new common room in the Quad, creating a family feel where pupils of all ages can mix within their houses. Although Covid-19 has meant that this hasn’t quite gone according to the original plan (pupils have had to stay within their ‘bubble’ areas and the purchase of furniture and other equipment for the common rooms had to be put on hold temporarily!) - the new system has gone down well with our pupils. During the lockdown in early 2021 we held weekly house challenges, which included photography, baking, upcycling, den building and a ‘House Miles’ Strava Challenge, not forgetting our ‘real life’ competitions, including various sporting challenges, the ‘Bake Off’ competitions, the Inter-House Song and, of course, Sports Day! At the time of writing, the winning House for 2020-21 had not been announced - but well done to everyone for your teamwork and dedication to your Houses you’ve all been brilliant and we look forward to a more ‘normal’ year in 2021-22!
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THE SHEBBEARIAN 2021
