School

School House is the oldest boarding house at the College, and it has recently benefited from an extensive refurbishment: brand new communal areas, a new ICT room and other recreational facilities were completed in the summer of 2008.  School House is home to 60 boys who are either full or weekly boarders.  For more detailed information about School House, you can download the School House Manual:

Downloads (pdf)

• School House Handbook 2009-2010
  
• School House Charity 2009
  

Read the School House Newsletters - produced by School House boarders!

• School House Newsletter Summer 2009
  

Mr Godfrey, the Housemaster of School House, is supported by a team of five tutors who each have responsibility for a year group in the House.  They meet every Wednesday with their tutees and monitor their academic performance and general well-being.  In addition, they take their tutees through the PSHE curriculum, and get to know them outside the classroom environment.  The tutors are:

• Mr C. Morrissey, Upper 6th & Deputy Housemaster.
• Mr A. Debney, Lower 6th.
• Mr M. Perkins, Upper 5th.
• Mrs A. Sandrama, Lower 5th.
• Mr M. Bach, Fourth Form.

House Staff

The Housemaster is Mr Matthew Godfrey who joined the college in August 2007, having previously taught at Latymer Upper School in West London.  He is married to Julia and they have three children: Grace, Alec and Sam.  Mr Godfrey teaches in the English department, and enjoys playing squash, tennis and golf.

House Staff Profiles

• Mr Matthew Godfrey – Housemaster
  Subject specialism:  I teach English language and literature and have a passion for Shakespeare and American literature.
  Other interests:  I love writing myself and have written a number of features for national newspapers.  I am keen sportsman with a special interest in tennis, squash, golf and skiing.
  Something different:  I worked for a number of summers as a chauffeur punter on the River Cam in Cambridge – on one occasion falling spectacularly into the river in front of thousands of tourists on the busiest weekend of the year.  I worked in business for seven years before training as a teacher.
  Education:  I graduated from Durham University before taking a part-time Master’s degree in Education with the Open University.  I completed my PGCE in English at the Institute of Education (University of London).
  
  
  
• Mr Andrew Debney - Deputy Housemaster & Lower Sixth Tutor
  Subject specialism: Mathematics, though I also have a degree in Computer Science which remains an important interest to me.
  Other interests: Sport - including slow marathon running and supporting Leeds United through thick and thin (mainly the latter recently), juggling, unicycling and other circus skills (excluding lion taming!).
  Something different: I own a canal barge which is my main escape during school holidays.
  Education: My degrees come from Leeds University and the Open University and my PGCE is also from Leeds.
  
  
• Mr Chris Morrissey – Upper Sixth Tutor
  Subject specialism:  Psychology – with a specialism in causes of prejudice. 
  Other interests:  Tai Chi and Golf – and watching CSI on TV!
  Something different:  I taught English as a foreign language in France and Italy.
  Education:  Degree taken at University of Cambridge, University College (now Wolfson College). PGCE completed at University of London, Institute of Education. 
  
  

• Mrs Audrey Sandrama – Upper Fifth Form Tutor
  Subject specialism:  I teach French and Spanish ( I studied French literature and I am very interested in medieval novels about King Arthur which was one of my specialist subjects at university).
  Other interests: I love listening to Ben Harper's music, learning how to cook at home (I am a pretty bad cook by the way, never try my Christmas log: it was a disaster last year!).
  Something different:  I am scared to death by spiders and any kind of insects: if it is small it is dangerous!!
  Education:  I studied in the University of Nantes in France where I did a degree in French literature.  I went on to do a Master’s degree and then I taught French in the University of Turku in Finland, as part of my training.  I also worked with asylum seekers in France during my last year at university.  I finally did my GTP (teacher training) in languages with CILT, the national centre for languages in London.

• Miss Joanna Eriksen – Lower Fifth Tutor
  Subject specialism: English and Geography
  Other interests: Travelling, being outside and spending time in the Drakensberg.  Something different: I was very involved in Habitat for Humanity and went on a few different builds - one of which lasted a week and was incredibly rewarding!
  Education: I recently graduated from the University of Cape Town with a Bachelor of Social Sciences, majoring in English and Social Anthropology. I intend to go back to UCT in order to complete a PGCE.

• Mr Jonathan Pass - Fourth Form Tutor
  Subject specialism: Mathematics, with a specific interest in Computational and Quantum Mathematics.
  Other interests: Sport (mainly rugby, running, martial arts and salsa). I am also involved in a church plant to Brighton that is looking to renovate St. Peters Cathedral over the coming years.
  Something different: I am a Canadian qualified ski instructor
  Education: Graduated with a degree in Computer Science from the University of York. I completed my PGCE at the Institute of Education in London where I took additional modules in the Philosophy of Education which I am hoping to complete to a masters level within the next 3-4 years.