Houses
The school operates a vertical tutoring system. This means is that instead of the school being organised into year groups, registering together, we have broken them up into four HOUSES. Each house contains nine form groups which comprise year 7 to year 13 students.
These form groups meet for twenty minutes in the morning and in this time they are prepared for their school day. They engage in group activities, house competitions, sporting challenges and thinking exercises. The purpose is to prepare them, challenge them and to stretch them.
The Houses are designed to offer a consistent experience for the student’s time in school. At the same time each House strives to establish its own identity within the school community.
The four Houses comprise two faculties with the staff from those faculties acting as form tutors. Each House also has a Student Support Officer (SSO) supporting the Head of House (HOH). Each House is named after an aspect of St. John Fisher’s life. The Houses are as follows:
‘Motivate one another to acts of love and good works’
Hebrews 10:24
Goals:
- To develop students’ self-worth, build students’ self-esteem and confidence.
- To celebrate students for kindness, growth and resilience.
- To ensure every student reaches their potential and live life to the full whilst at SJF.
Named after the town of St. John Fisher’s birth. The Head of House is Mrs E Udeaja. Their Student Support Officer is Mr J Cowlin. Tutoring staff in the House are drawn from the Creative Arts and Modern Foreign Languages faculties.
“Come after me, and I will make you fisher of men.”
Matthew chapter 4, verses 18-19
For all members of Cambridge House team (tutors, support staff and students) to be kind, happy and resilient whilst acting as role models to those around us and in our community.
Goals:
- To develop students’ self-worth, self-esteem and confidence.
- To praise and celebrate students for kindness, growth and resilience.
- To improve students’ enjoyment of school, so that they attend and positively contribute to the community.
Named after the university town St. John Fisher studied at. The Head of House is Mrs N Davis. Their Student Support Officer is Miss A Renda. Tutoring staff in the House are drawn from the Mathematics and Science faculties.
“And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.”
Galatians 6:8
Like the Raven in the Story of Noah’s Ark, that kept working hard to find dry land, we encourage our students to work hard, have faith, love one another, be determined and reap the rewards.
Named after the town where St. John Fisher did his pastoral service. The Acting Head of House is Miss Z James. Their Student Support Officer is Mrs K D’Ambrosio. Tutoring staff in the House are drawn from the Performing Arts and Religious Education faculties.
"Be on your guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous, Be strong."
Corinthians 16:13
Each year we have a theme. This year Westminster House’s theme is a heart with a cross. The rational is:
In the bible the “heart” is the control centre of all human existence and it is referred to nearly 1000 times. It guides our actions. It is where we make decisions, you form your intentions and where to commit to a course of action. The cross is there to reminds us of the correct path to take and to be firm in our faith. Every single student in Westminster House form part of a collective heart which shows we are united in our purpose.
As a house we are Westminster Warriors. The Westminster House logo was designed with the help of past students. The logo is a Warrior holding a shield. This symbolizes strength and being brave. The shield represents protection. It has a cross through the centre which shows that our Catholic faith runs through everything we do and it is at the centre of what we do. The tree which was designed by a past student represents strength and building strong roots and our connection with nature.
St. John Fisher was tried for treason and sentenced to death. The Head of House is Mrs D Maudsley. Their Student Support Officer is Mrs L Douse. Tutoring staff in the House are drawn from the Humanities and English faculties.
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