Ryde School with Upper Chine

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Pastoral Care

CHAPLAIN, INDEPENDENT LISTENERS, HOUSE SYSTEM

Ryde School is a civilised, caring, healthy and happy community. We place great value on the well being and development of the individual. We expect high standards of behavior and consideration towards other members of our community. Throughout the School classes on personal, social, health and citizenship education are taught by experienced specialists. A Christian tradition is expressed through the curriculum, school assemblies and church services.

In Fiveways and the Junior School the form teacher provides all round support for his or her young charges. In the Senior School, each pupil is under the care of a tutor, who looks after all aspects of a boy's or girl's development for a two or three year period. The tutor takes responsibility for monitoring academic progress, giving advice on subject choices, or university choices in the Sixth Form; a careers department informs and supplements the work of the tutor. The tutor is also there to advise and support on all other matters pertinent to a young person's development and is the first person whom parents should contact with queries or for information.

CHAPLAIN

Our Chaplain is The Reverend James Leggett, Minister of St James’s Church, Ryde. Ryde School is a Church of England school; Mr Leggett has a prominent role in leading the school’s spiritual life.

In the Senior School, the Chaplain chooses the themes for the twice weekly school assemblies and he regularly leads assemblies in the Junior School and Fiveways. He also leads acts of worship in either his own Church or All Saints’ Church, which is opposite the school.

INDEPENDENT LISTENERS

The role of an independent listener is to provide pupils with the opportunity to speak to an adult, who is entirely independent of the school. Our listeners are James Pontin and Father John Caitlin, who is a regular visitor to the boarding campus

HOUSE SYSTEMS

Junior School

We are very proud of our house system. The house names date back to the school’s foundation. There is a strong tradition of house allegiance with competitions taking place in a number of areas: sports, general knowledge, drama, art, problem solving and behaviour. The children take a pride in their house and enjoy this important element of competition. For many, the highlight of the summer term is the beach sculpture competition – the theme this year was global warming.

Our three houses are: Hanover, Seaford and Trinity.

Senior School

In the Senior School, Chine House is added as the fourth House. In each House there is a Head of House, whose role is to manage a team of tutors and prefects in supporting pastoral care and co-ordinating House activities and competitions. Staff and prefects play a pivotal role in fostering House identity. Other than the Headmaster, the Deputy Headmaster and the Head of Boarding, all staff are attached to one of the four Houses. This includes technicians who have regular contact with pupils.

Our three houses are: Hanover, Seaford and Trinity.

Junior School