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Ashcroft Technology Academy

Ashcroft Technology Academy

House System 

The House System comprises of four Houses: Challenger, Discovery, Endeavour and Voyager. Each House is overseen by a Head of House and the system as a whole is managed by the CAS Co-ordinator. Each House is made up of the following Tutor Groups and their Form Tutors.

 

HOUSE

FORMS

COLOUR

HEAD OF HOUSE

LG Member attached

Discovery

7T1/5, 8T1/5, 9T1/5, 10T1/4, 11T1/4,

12T1/4, 13T1/4

Red

Mr Copcutt

Mr Hall

Challenger

7T3/7, 8T3/7, 9T3/7, 10T3/5, 11T3/5, 12T3/5,

13T3/5

Green

Mr Morgan

Mr Collins

Endeavour

7T2/6, 8T2/6, 9T2/6, 10T2/6, 11T2/6, 12T2/6,

13T2/6

Blue

Mrs Khan

Mr Gallagher

Voyager

7T4/8, 8T4/8, 9T4/8, 10T7, 11T7,

12T7, 12IB, 13T7, 13IB

Yellow

Mr Maloney

Ms Calvert

 

External students joining the Sixth Form will belong to their tutor group house as shown above. All staff are attached to one of the houses.

The aims of our House system are:

  1. To facilitate inter-house competition covering creative, active, community and cultural activities.
     
  2. To provide opportunities for vertical groupings of students with posts of responsibility for older students.
     
  3. To support students in developing personal qualities and attributes such as resilience, competitive spirit, ability to cooperate in a team and ability to lead others.

Students in Years 7 to 9 are able to earn house points, which are recorded in their diaries. Students in all year groups are also able to earn house points through the ‘praise email’ system and by taking part in whole-school, year group specific and departmental house competitions.

The House of the Term Trophy is awarded to the House which has achieved the highest number of house points each term. The House Shield is awarded to the House which has accrued the highest number of house points at the end of the academic year. House assemblies take place each Friday morning, with Houses alternating over a fortnightly cycle.

House Calendar 2021-2022

 

Term 1

 

Year 7 Design a House Logo Competition

Photography Competition

Year 11 Inter-house Debating Competition

Sixth Form Inter-house Dodgeball

Year 11 Inter-house Netball

Sixth Form Inter-house Netball

House of the Term Trophy awarded at the end of term

Term 2

 

Sixth Form Inter-house Debating Competition

Sixth Form Inter-house Basketball

Year 11 Inter-house Basketball

Foodbank Donation Challenge

House of the Term Trophy awarded at Christmas

Term 3

 

Year 10 House Debating Competition

Sixth Form Inter-house Volleyball

Sixth Form Inter-house Quiz

Year 11 Inter-house Volleyball

House of the Term Trophy awarded at the end of term

Term 4

 

Year 9 Inter-house Debating Competition 

Inter-house Chess Competition

Sixth Form Inter-house Football

Sixth Form Inter-house Countdown

Year 11 Inter-house Football  

House of the Term Trophy awarded at Easter

Term 5

 

Great Ashcroft Bake Off 

Ashtival 

Sports Day and House Rounders Competition

Year 7-Year 10 Inter-house Football Competitions

Year 7 and Year 8 Inter-house Debating Competition 

House Shield awarded