Hanover House

Head of House's Introduction

As Head of Hanover House, I aim to ensure that all students receive high quality pastoral and academic support from the Hanover tutor team which prepares them and gives them the confidence to access all aspects of life at the Academy. I endeavour to get to know all Hanover students, engage in positive conversations with them and be able to celebrate all their personal attributes that will make Hanover a diverse and special house.

Upon joining Churchill, students are allocated into a House Tutor Group. Students get the opportunity to enjoy twenty minutes at the start of every school day in these groups. Tutors are the integral first point of contact for all students and families and build a close positive professional relationship with their tutees. The Tutor Group acts as a small school family with a vertical tutoring system that promotes friendships across all year groups.

Younger students will also be paired with an older ‘student buddy’ that provides a further network of peer support. In Tutor Time students socialise with their peers and receive important messages for the day ahead. Tutors follow a Tutor Time Programme through the week, with one morning dedicated to silent reading, another to issues raised relating to Inclusion and Diversity, there is a weekly assembly slot, and another morning see’s tutor groups pitched against each other with quizzes and challenges.

Finally there is a slot for tutors to reflect on their tutees behaviour data and celebrate their successes. As a student in Hanover house and of the academy, they will be able to participate in house competitions, represent the school in sporting fixtures, participate in Performing Arts shows, play chess and much, much more.

I would once again like to welcome you to the Hanover House section of the Churchill Academy & Sixth Form website!

House Identity

Prior to me becoming Head of Hanover House, the students had had the opportunity to
start to forge a House Identity. They had been given the opportunity to suggest and vote for
a number of things that reflect Hanover House. Here’s what the students came up with;

Charity: Cancer Research UK
Motto: Going for Gold!
Logo: Honey bees around their hive
Song: ‘Never going to give you up’ Rick Astley, ‘Gold’ Spandau Ballet
Mascot: We have several Bee costumes which fly around the Academy at different times of
the year!

Head of House

Alex Hayne   I was delighted to be appointed the new Head of Hanover House in September 2021, although I have been teaching at Churchill Academy since  September 2005 as a Geography teacher. I love the outdoors, and frequently enjoy hiking in the mountains in this country and I’m also a keen skier.    Find out more about me here.

Student Leadership

Student voice is something that the pastoral team is working hard to develop to ensure that
students input is both valued and acted upon with the aim to develop that sense of
belonging to the school community. To assist in supporting this two year 11 students from
Hanover House are chosen to work alongside the House Captains from the other four
houses. House Captains act as role models for all students in their House and represent
these students at Academy meetings, events and fundraisers. The calibre of applicants for
this years’ house captaincy was exceptionally high which made the task a lovely problem to
solve.
We ask that all of our students follow the core Churchill values of Kindness, Curiosity and
Determination and our House captains are leading from the front with this with rewards
handed out at the end of term for those individuals who have represented these to a high
standard.  The student council has also been set up to allow student representatives from
each tutor group to work closely with Mr Davies to ensure student voice is represented at
all levels across the Academy. I look forward to seeing what they do!

House Captains

 Kaitlyn Smith

Ayshen Gumus

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