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Boarding Principles and Practice<\/strong><\/h1>\r\nWoodcote is the ultimate family-run school, not just in fact <\/em>\u2013 the Headmaster and his deputy both live very close to or on site with their families, and currently three members of the Paterson family (who own the school) are on the staff, with the ex-Headmaster also chairing the Advisory Board \u2013 but also in ethos; <\/em>the individual care and interest shown in each of the boys is, we believe, second to none.\r\n\r\nIt is this sense of family, with all the traditions and values that this implies, which is central to Woodcote\u2019s philosophy. The school family, backed up by a settled and experienced staff, really know what makes the boys tick, and are committed to ensuring that Boarders are fulfilled, happy, properly looked after, and relaxed \u2013 in short we treat them as our own.\r\n\r\nTurning these principles into practice requires, amongst other things:\r\n\r\n \t- \u00a0Clear communication of these principles to and by those with boarding responsibilities.<\/li>\r\n \t
- \u00a0Acceptance and adoption of these principles by those with boarding responsibilities.<\/li>\r\n \t
- \u00a0Design and implementation of appropriate policies in the areas of pupil welfare.<\/li>\r\n \t
- \u00a0Monitoring and evaluation of these policies.<\/li>\r\n \t
- \u00a0The development of a sound and effective model of pastoral care, appropriately staffed.<\/li>\r\n \t
- \u00a0Appropriate living conditions.<\/li>\r\n \t
- \u00a0Training and induction of those responsible for boarding.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nWoodcote houses its 70 Boarders in the main school building and also in a 6th<\/sup> form boarding house (Dominies) within the grounds. Ages range from 8 - 13, and with 12 dormitories of different sizes there is ample opportunity to mix with a range of different talents and backgrounds without being overwhelmed by large numbers.\r\n\r\nThe Head of Boarding and Head of Pastoral Care are in overall charge of boarding. They train and monitor four Matrons, all of whom live in rooms close to groups of dormitories. There is a rota of senior staff who help with the evening routine.\r\n\r\nSome key elements in our practice:\r\n
\r\n \t- \u00a0Daily meetings to discuss welfare of Boarders.<\/li>\r\n \t
- \u00a0Daily meetings between the Head of Pastoral Care, the Head Matron and Matrons to discuss Boarders\u2019 needs.<\/li>\r\n \t
- \u00a0Several ad-hoc meetings to discuss wide-ranging issues.<\/li>\r\n \t
- \u00a0Weekly staff meetings at which Boarders\u2019 welfare is always on the agenda.<\/li>\r\n \t
- \u00a0Daily meetings between Tutors and boys, with PHSE on the agenda.<\/li>\r\n \t
- \u00a0Half-termly meetings of a school council and food committee, with representatives of each year group, and regular meetings between the Headmaster, \u2018Full Monitors\u2019 and all Year 8.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nSeptember 2017","_et_gb_content_width":"","_analytify_skip_tracking":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":""},"dipi_cpt_category":[],"ticketed":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodcotehouseschool.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4765"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodcotehouseschool.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodcotehouseschool.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodcotehouseschool.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodcotehouseschool.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4765"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodcotehouseschool.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4765\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12435,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodcotehouseschool.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4765\/revisions\/12435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodcotehouseschool.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"dipi_cpt_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodcotehouseschool.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dipi_cpt_category?post=4765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}