Student Voice

The Senior Student Team

The Head Student, and two deputy Head Students are elected by Sixth Form & Staff. They are responsible for meeting with the Deputy Head in charge of Student Voiceweekly, chairing the Senate termly and forming its agenda. The SST represents the overall leadership of students in the school.

The Student Senate

This is convened with representatives of each House, namely one House Captain and one Deputy House Captain, who sit alongside the Senior Students and Senior House Captains. Meets termly. Responsible for final decision making on student issues and chairing each Make-a-Difference Group.

“Make-a-Difference” (MaD) Groups

MaD groups are convened by the Senate to address a range of issues. They draw on the whole student body to complete time-limited and specific tasks. These may be suggested by staff or by the Senate. There are 6 broad areas: Life to the Full, Enrichment & Innovation, Student Life, Achieve & Aspire, Health & Environment, and Teaching & Learning.

House System At Notre Dame

There are five Houses. All students, staff and governors belong to a House. The Houses are the way we organise the daily life of the school such as tutor groups, sports events and fundraising. Each House is named after a famous and inspirational woman and is identified by a colour.

The Houses are:

• Curie – named after the Nobel Prize-winning scientist Marie Curie. The Curie House colour is Blue.
• Hepburn – named after the actress Audrey Hepburn who used her fame to support fundraising for Unicef. The Hepburn House colour is Red.
• Nightingale – named after nurse Florence Nightingale, known as the creator of modern nursing care. The Nightingale House colour is Green.
• arks – named after Rosa Parks who fought for civil rights in America. The Parks House colour is Yellow.
• Stang – named after Dorothy Stang, a Notre Dame Sister, who was killed fighting for environmental rights in the Amazon. The Stang House colour is Orange.

Each House is made up of 7 vertical tutor groups with students from Year 7 up to Sixth Form. Each House is led by a Head of House, Senior House Captains from the Sixth Form, and House and Deputy House Captains from each tutor group.