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Pocklington School - Lower School
Pupils in the 1st and 2nd Years belong to the Lower School, a structure designed to provide specialist attention to the particular academic and pastoral needs of younger pupils and to promote a smooth transition into secondary education by maintaining close ties with Lyndhurst and outside feeder schools.
Lower School House System
Day Pupils
All Lower School day pupils belong to one of four co-educational day houses (Dolman, Gruggen, Wilberforce and Hutton) which provide continuity during the first two years at the Senior School.
Boarders
All Lower School boarders belong to either Dolman House (boys) or Orchard House (girls). They are also members of one of the Day Houses for registration, tuition and competition purposes.
For Lower School pupils the vertical house units provide opportunities for social integration through house assemblies, inter-house competitions and house trips.
Lower School Housemaster/mistresses
The four Lower School housemaster/mistresses are the first point of contact between and school and have direct day-to-day responsibility for the progress and welfare of day pupils. Contact with the pupils is achieved through weekly house assemblies and initial contact with parents is established through the visits which each housemaster/mistress makes during the summer holiday preceding the pupils’ entry to the Senior School.
Parents should contact the housemaster/mistress directly in the first instance over any matters of concern regarding individual day pupils and should keep the housemasters/mistresses regularly and promptly informed of changes of address, contact details or issues related to day pupils’ health or circumstances.
Each Lower School housemaster/mistress is assisted by a house tutor.
Junior Boarding Housemasters/Mistresses
The two housemaster/mistresses of the junior boarding houses are directly responsible for all aspects of the welfare, academic progress and personal development of Lower School boarders. In addition, both houses have a team of resident and non-resident staff with responsibility for the supervision and care of younger boarders.
Parents should contact the housemaster/mistress of the junior boarding houses directly in the first instance over any matters of concern regarding individual boarding pupils. The housemaster/mistress should be kept regularly and promptly informed of any changes of address, contact details or issues related to boarding pupils’ health or circumstances.