‘Every student is a member of a house tutor group for the five years of their education at Redmoor Academy and all are named after types of trees: Ash, Beech, Elm, Maple Oak, Poplar, Willow and Yew.
We are proud to have a house system which:
- Develops our students’ sense of loyalty and allegiance to their house
- Increases community cohesion
- Provides increased opportunities for competition, both within year groups and collectively across whole school houses
- Incentivises our students to work hard and think hard in their lessons and in their independent studies
- Nurtures an increased sense of respect and responsibility for the value of teamwork
- Promotes student leadership during house competitions
- Develops leadership skills for the KS3 students who work as house representatives and the Year 10 and Year 11 students who work in the roles of House Captains
- Develops students’ personal and social skills
- Teaches our students the value of hard work and application
Our students collect house points throughout the academic year. These are awarded to students who demonstrate the attributes of the Redmoor DNA – whether that be through their academic work, their extra-curricular activities or their contributions to our school community. We award house points when students: participate in class; produce excellent homework; attend extra-curricular activities; contribute to their school community; achieve outstanding school reports or demonstrate their 3 R’s – respect, resilience and responsibility– among many other things!
Every point earned is added to each student’s individual total, opening up a plethora of rewards and opportunities. For example, each fortnight the two highest house points earners are rewarded and celebrated. Students collect points to work towards their Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum and Diamond house awards and are again rewarded when they hit each benchmark.
At a house level, students can also earn points and develop their Redmoor DNA by participating in a rich calendar of competitions, whether that be playing other houses at benchball or competing to create the longest paper chains. Students work on their physical fitness by taking part in our school Sports Day and House Games and join together to raise awareness of important issues locally, nationally and internationally.
Various reward trips take place throughout the year, including visits to the cinema, bowling and pizza, breakfast at Macdonalds and at the end of the year, the winning house has an afternoon off timetable to enjoy inflatables and ice creams on the school field.
