Churchill Academy

Tudor House 

 

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House Identity

Student Leadership

House Captains

House Council

News and Events

 

  

  

House Captain

Ellie O'Rahilly

Head of House

Alison Blackburn

House Captain

Kimi Powell 

Head of House Introduction

 I am delighted to be writing to you, to extend a warm welcome to our Tudor House webpage, and to take this opportunity to introduce myself to you. You may of course, already know me if your child has siblings or extended family members in Tudor House, but for those who don't, my name is Mrs Alison Blackburn and I have been a Head of House at Churchill Academy for a number of years and a teacher here for even longer! In addition to my role as Head of House, I teach PE (core and A level), Science and Health and Social Care.

I am always extremely proud to open the doors of Tudor House to all of our students and their families (past, present or future!), and to work alongside you as you discover all the opportunities and meaningful experiences Tudor House has to offer. Tudor House holds a hard earned, well deserved and unique standing within the Academy - a reputation we are passionate about upholding. We strive daily to embody the Academy values, whilst maintaining a House identity and ethos that reflects our inquisitive, respectful and conscientious student body; underpinned and nurtured by my team of talented, dedicated and compassionate Tutors, whose focus will be to establish and build a trusting relationship with your child, year on year. To this end, we look forward to your child enjoying our rich and inclusive community at whatever point in their journey that might be.

House Identity

 Tudor House is ‘Tudortastic’ and over the years, many households have had our famous ‘Tudortastic’ postcards adorning various cupboard and fridge doors and our ‘Tudortastic mugs taking pride of place in the dishwasher! We love to celebrate the vast array of achievements attributed to Tudor House students, so look out for some new ‘Tudortastic’ designs this year.

I’m thrilled to be able to inform you all the in 2021-22 we raised over £700 for our House charity – The Great Western Air Ambulance. This year our House Council will arrange the final House vote, to decide our charity for 2022-23.

  • House Charity: TBC
  • House Song: ‘Our House’ by Madness
  • House Mascot: Red Rocking Lobster!

Student Leadership

In Tudor House we are committed to ensuring our students’ opinions, innovations and expectations are heard and acted upon – this principle is embodied our Tutor Programme debating activities, our House Council and in the process by which we select two 11 students as our House Captains, each academic year.

Whilst our House Captains act as role models to all Tudor students; representing the House at whole school functions, fundraisers and strategic meetings, it is our House Council which is the machinery that provides all Tudor students with a voice.

House Captains

Ellie O'Rahilly

Hi, my name’s Ellie. I am one of the House Captains for Tudor. Without a doubt, Tudor is the best and most competitive House. Being in Tudor means giving everything 100%, even if it doesn’t appear to be as much as everyone else. That’s why I love being in Tudor, even if we come last, we still try and you’ll find that we come out looking ‘Tudortastic’. Wishing you the best!

Kimi Powell

Hi, I’m Kimi, one of your Tudor House Captains. I’m really excited to be working alongside Ellie and Mrs Blackburn and aim to offer my very best in supporting everyone in Tudor House. Churchill has given me so many opportunities - I’ve taken part in some amazing shows, concerts, sports events and Duke of Edinburgh. I love being outdoors, mainly mountain-biking or playing Frisbee golf. But my biggest passion is music - I play drums, piano and I attend the South West Music School on their Core programme. I’m hoping to go on to study music and science after year 11. I’m also in a few different bands and play gigs locally. I’m keen to get some fundraising going for the music department at Churchill this coming year. It’s a privilege to be representing Tudor as House Captain under an amazing Head of House.

House Council

Our House Council will be chaired by Kimi and Ellie and will act as a structured means for promoting student voice, whilst providing Tudor students with a forum for student feedback and ideas to help drive the Academy forward in a spirit of collaboration and unity.

Our House Council Representatives are: 

  • TPB: Daniel Hopes, Katie Ledbury
  • TKYB: Oviya Gobinath, Henry Macmullan
  • TJJW: Noah Austin-Cowan, Amy Simms, Xavier Keirle
  • TPOC: Finn Logan-Gallen
  • TMR: Skye Nichols, Evan Chaplin, Flora Jessop
  • TES: Harry Marsh, Trinny Gready
  • TYC: Annabelle Isgrove, Isaiah Elisa
  • TZH: Kloe Davis, Gemma Seymour and Olivia Sotwin
  • TBB: Tatiana Njara, Meg Fisher-Sage, Kate Rutty, Ben Osmond
  • TEW: Sadie Turner
  • TBR: Oli Gray

News and Events:

TUDORTASTIC’ means:

  • TUDOR Tug of War Champions 2021-22
  • TUDOR Academics Champions 2021-22
  • TUDOR Trek Champions 2021-22
  • TUDOR Sports Day Champions 2021-22
  • TUDOR HOUSE CUP CHAMPIONS 2021-22