Cynefin House System

The House System was introduced in the 23/24 Academic year, and proved incredibly popular with staff and pupils. In the 23/24 year, all staff and pupils were randomly allocated to a house to compete as a team collecting points throughout each year. At the start of year school year, the points are reset and the competition restarts. Pupils or staff can gain points through:

• Big school events: Race for Life, Eisteddfod & Sports Day
• Individual teacher allocation: Some staff have created pots for each house with counters for pupils to put in.
• Individual lesson competition: PE lesson tournaments, Mathswatch or Duolingo challenges, Music competitions etc.
• Nominations: Pupils or staff can be nominated for a number of different reasons including good manners, effort & enthusiasm, Use of Welsh and others.  
• All year 7 pupils (and new pupils to the school) will be allocated a house when starting, pupils and staff will remain in the same houses.
• Throughout the year, ‘House Assemblies’ will appear before big events run by the Heads of House and House Captains (Head Students/Leadership Team).

Head of House – Andrew Whitley

Cadair Idris – ‘Cadair Idris’ or Idris’ Chair, supposedly named after a giant, can be found at the southern end of the Snowdonia National Park near Dolgellau. At it’s highest point, Cadair is 893m tall.

Head of House – Jamie Loxam

Llyn Efyrnwy – ‘Llyn Efyrnwy’ or Lake Vrynwy is a reservoir in Powys, built in 1880’s to supply Liverpool with fresh water. When full it is 26 metres deep and covers an area of 4.54km.