House Captains at St Mark’s

Every child at St Mark’s is part of a school House Team.

We often use the house teams when grouping children for different activities and for sporting competitions. The children have coloured house t-shirts that are worn for PE lessons so that they can be identified and easily grouped in lessons as well as other events such as partnership sports and sports days. Our supplier for school uniform, Universal Uniform, currently stock PE t-shirts in the four house team colours: Red, Green, Blue and Yellow

Role and Expectations of House and Vice House Captains

The role of House and Vice House Captains are ones of privilege, pride and responsibility. They are more than just a title and badge and require dedication and commitment for an entire year.

The children take part in active citizenship, whereby they lead a series of charitable events throughout the school. This may include major national events e.g Children in Need to more local events e.g food collection for the Cheltenham foodbank.

At the beginning of each year the House and Vice Captains are elected by the Headteacher and the Year 6 Teaching Team submitting a letter about what they can offer their House. There is a boy and girl House Captain and a boy and girl Vice Captain selected for each House.

Each Captain will be different and will contribute an assortment of skills and ideas to the job.

Characteristics of House and Vice House Captains

• Polite and well-mannered
• Organised and committed
• A confident speaker
• Well-presented in uniform and appearance
• Able to liaise and converse with staff, students and the wider community
• Desire to act responsibly and to be a role model for other students
• Be caring, mature and honest

We expect you:

• To be a positive role model and ambassador for the school, demonstrating St Mark’s Values.
• To be enthusiastic and committed to the House System at St Mark’s.
• To be friendly and positive with all children, especially supporting those in your House.
• To be part of the team of House Captains who work together to achieve success for all.

Role Description

• Lead and support the children of your House in a variety of House Competitions
• Work closely with the Year 6 Teaching Team, providing ideas and support for competitions and House related activities
• Help organise and lead House Meetings and House Assemblies
• Inspire the children of your House
• Be an excellent role model in behaviour, attitude and dress at all times
• Be available for ‘out of school’ events such as fetes, after school bake sales etc

House Captain are selected at the beginning of the accedemic year, by way of a letter written to Mrs Fitch and the Year 6 Team, explaining why you think you would excel in this role.

Mrs Fitch and the Year 6 Team