House System
BGS operates a House System involving all years, with around 12 members of staff in each house.On admission to the school, each student is assigned to one of the six houses :
- Prothero house (Green)
- Collins house (Red)
- Johnson house (Blue)
- Kirkman house (Yellow)
- Mabbs house (Purple)
- Wellman house (Orange) (created in 2003)
Each house is named after a former member of senior staff that had a notable impact on the school. Within these houses, the students have bi-weekly meetings and make up their houses representations in the schools ever growing range of yearly inter-house competitions.
House Competitions include:
- Football
- Cricket
- Hockey
- Swimming (at Crook Log Leisure Centre)
- Basketball
- General Knowledge Quiz
- Drama
- Music
- Box (gardening)
- Harvest
- Sports Day
- Rugby
- Wall ball
- Dragons apprentice (business)
- Tennis
- Badminton
- Netball
- Cross Country Run (full participation)
- Touch rugby
- Bridge
All six houses have a "Head of House", who is in charge of organising all house activities. They are assisted by several House Captains, selected from the Sixth Form students. The House Captains are responsible for organising and preparing the teams for the competitions, and often officiate at the events themselves. Each Form (except year 12 and 13 who have the house captains) has its own two house representatives, responsible for getting the names down for each house event. The Merit Card Scheme also works into the points system used by the houses.
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