Our House System
St Hilda’s introduced the house system in 2017. At that time five houses were created and the staff and student body worked on creating suitable names and identities for these Houses. The houses have been named after inspirational people with links to Liverpool and the surrounding regions.
At the forefront of this decision was the need to create smaller groups of students within an ever-expanding school. The larger St Hilda’s family became 5 smaller families within the ‘Us As One’ family.
In 2024, five House/Families became six. Staff championed who could be the patron of our sixth House and the vote was Levi Tafari, a dub poet from nearby Toxteth who promotes racial harmony through his work.
Our 6 houses are Aspinall, Brodie, Roscoe, Tafari, Walker and Wilkinson.
| House | Founder | Value | Christian Value Lived Out |
| Aspinall | Margaret Aspinall | Dignity | You are God’s masterpiece Ephesians 2:10Margaret Aspinall is chairwoman of the Hillsborough Family Support Group, who has fought tirelessly for justice since 1989. She does so in the hope that others will be treated with the dignity that the 97 were denied. |
| Brodie | John Brodie | Wisdom | Lord teach me what I cannot see Job 34:32John Brodie was a talented engineer who was responsible for many of the features of out Liverpool home that we know and love well – his most famous being the Mersey Tunnel |
| Walker | Gee Walker | Hope | I will always have hope Psalm 71:14Gee Walker is a living example of Grace. She forgave the people who murdered her beautiful son Anthony and has dedicated her life to education in the hope that we can live in a community without racism. |
| Wilkinson | Kitty Wilkinson | Community | Serve one another in love Galatians 5:14Kitty Wilkinson supported the Liverpool community and led the pioneering public wash house movement during the cholera epidemic. |
| Roscoe | William Roscoe | Equality | We are all one in Jesus Christ Galatians 3:28William Roscoe was a writer, a historian and a ‘true son of Liverpool’ who had the courage to speak out against the slave rader at a time when a significant amount of money in Liverpool came from this evil trade. |
| Tafari | Levi Tafari | Diversity | Let your light shine before others Matthew 5:16Levi Tafari is from nearby Toxteth, and is a ‘crucial, rhythmic, poetic, consciousness raiser and urban griot’ – Benjamin Zephaniah. His advocacy work for the people of Liverpool has recently been recognised with the award of Liverpool Citizen of Honour. |
Each of the Houses has a Head of House, a member of staff whose job it is to look after the pastoral care of our students.
Each house has a captain and a vice captain. Their roles are key in our House system. They are Year 11 students who work closely with their Head of House and the form representatives to look at where we can work together to make improvements to the school.
Our House system is an integral part in St Hilda’s pastoral care; ensuring that the students and staff all feel part of a smaller, closer family within the wider school. Being part of the house family enables students to succeed – academically and socially. Our students are encouraged to participate and contribute to the wider life of the school through sports and inter-house competitions, academic clubs and events, music and drama productions as well as supporting each house in leadership roles. Students build a greater spiritual understanding of our Christian community – working together to support House Charities as well as participating in our whole school worship.
Our House system encourages them to develop their passions, have dreams and take strides towards achieving those dreams. Ultimately, they will progress to become thoughtful, responsible and compassionate members of society ready to contribute to the wider world beyond school.
How are Form Groups arranged in each house?
When a student enters school they are placed in a Form Group. There is at least one form group from each year in each House. Students of all ages will meet in weekly House Assemblies and will participate together in regular house events. Each House creates a sense of identity, pride and evokes some healthy competition within the student body as well as the staff.
What do our Form Tutors do?
The role of our form tutors cannot be underestimated. Form tutors are placed with form groups and where possible, they will stay with that group all of the way through school. Our form tutors welcome and care for their form members each day. Form tutors also speak to school staff including their Head of House and parents to ensure students are happy in school and are making good progress. They are the people who see students every day, know them best and will always be there to listen and help.
What do the Heads of House do?
Each Head of House encourages their family of students and drive their house forward with their own individual vision. They work together with a House Officer to lead and support all of the students in their care.
Our Heads of House are very proud of their houses, wanting all students to be successful and happy in school. They are also fiercely competitive; wanting their house members to gain as many house points as possible for themselves and the house in order to win the different challenges and the House cup which is awarded to the top House each year.
All staff are placed in a House and they support the Head of House. Staff work together with the students to make their House the best in the school..
How is each House identity shown around school?
The individual house badges are displayed all around school and on our honours boards. Students wear a school tie that has their specific house colour on it. Even are stairwells are dedicated to our Houses. We have our House notice boards as a permanent record of who the House and Vice House captains were!
