Address and Contact Details

House Address: Mr Steven Smyth Senior Houseparent Lewsdon College Road Bath BA1 5RT

Phone numbers

House (Staff Number) 01225 734452

House mobile 07436 152343

School Office 01225 734200

Finance Office 01225 734300

School Fax 01225 734205

By email ssmyth@kingswood.bath.sch.uk

If you wish to contact me there will always be a member of staff in the House between 4.30pm and 5.45pm and again between 8.30pm and 10.30pm who will be able to take a message if I am not in. If you have an urgent message for me during the day, please contact the School Office. You can also leave a message on the House answer phone. I check my emails every morning and evening and will try and respond to them within 24 hours unless they require more urgent attention.

If you wish to contact one of the other members of the Housestaff please leave a message and I will pass it on to the relevant person.

Please do not hesitate to contact me over anything with regard to your child. I would far rather deal with things as they occur and not let them develop into bigger issues. I will also ensure that I contact you if I have any worries or indeed if I feel that things are going particularly well.

Mr Steven Smyth

(Senior Houseparent, Middle House)

House Staff

Senior Houseparents

Mr S.D. Smyth Geography

Mrs L.E. Smyth Biology

Assistant House staff

Mr E. Gordon Games, Geography and Business

Mr E.T. Allchorne Biology

Additional Tutors

Mr M.W. Smith Head of Mathematics

Mr J.R. White Mathematics

Mr D.J. Walker Head of MFL

Mr J.M. Davies Senior Deputy Head

Mr D.C. Webb (residential) Athletic Development Coordinator

Mr D. Allies-Curtis Art and Photography

Housekeepers

Mrs Timea Telek and Mrs Mel Amos

The Role of Prefects in the House

The Head of House

• The Head of House is the senior House prefect, and as such, is expected to set an outstanding example to the other prefects and to the House in general in his conduct, dress and dedication to the good of the House.

• The Head of House is responsible to the Houseparent for the good order of the House, and it is their duty to see that anything untoward is brought to the attention of the Houseparent

• They draw up rotas for the Middle School prefects, when Middle and Summerhill are on duty.

• They attend meetings of the School prefect body, and aims to represent the views of the House.

• They liaise with the Head of Summerhill to arrange House events such as the end of term entertainment.

• They assign captains of House teams and ensure that they are well organised.

• They are a link in a number of ways between the House and its staff.

• The Head of House must be prominent in house assemblies e.g. give out some House Notices etc.

• They are a link to the younger members of the house and the rest of the school. In practical terms this may mean doing things such as talking to the Year 9s in a Friday House Assembly or moving around during tutor time.

This job description is by no means exhaustive and there will be many other ways in which the Head of House contributes to the smooth running of Middle.