The house system is used in the day to day running of school life and is designed to encourage pupils become involved in school life; sharing a common goal with children in different age groups whilst offering an additional system of support and development through rewarding positive behaviour. Our House system gives us the benefit of smaller communities within our wider Trinity family, providing a sense of camaraderie and healthy competition. It develops students’ social, team-working, and organisational skills. The House system is built around our ethos – LEARNING – LOVING – LIVING and our vision, “living life in all its fullness (John 10:10) and it provides the opportunity for pupils to live life in all its fullness’

At the secondary site, all staff and pupils are assigned to a house. Our houses are led by staff members and are supported by our house captains and deputies. Our House structure lays the firmest foundation for the success of our pupils by building confidence and resilience throughout their journey here at Trinity. It will encourage and inspire our pupils to build on these excellent foundations, while demonstrating and celebrating core Christian values of courage, resilience, perseverance, hope, community, and compassion. As a school we believe that it will encourage our children to play even more active and positive roles in the life of the school, to enjoy their learning, and to be justifiably proud of their achievements. At the end of their time Trinity, our pupils leave as mature young adults who seek challenges and aim high.

House Captains

At the beginning of the academic year meetings are held to elect House Captains.  We will have one captain and deputy per year group.  The job of the House Captains is to take responsibility for the leadership and organisation of their house in their year group throughout the forthcoming academic year.

Trinity House structure  

The school prides itself on its very active House System whereby all staff and pupils are assigned to one of five houses.  The House names are based on people who have had a strong influence and impact in our community, demonstrating courageous advocacy and being an agent of change.  

All staff and pupils at Trinity are assigned to one of our five Houses: Mizen, Isaacs, Zephaniah, Lawrence and Phoenix. Each House is represented by a different colour and all pupils and staff have a badge (secondary phase) to show who they represent.  

  

The Five Trinity houses are:  

  

Phoenix   Blue	Isaac   Yellow
Phoenix House is named after Sybil Phoenix, a dedicated community activist. As a symbol of renewal and resilience, Phoenix House will instil in our students’ pupils the values of resilience, determination, and the capacity to rise above challenges, which echoes the message of the parable of the Talents underpinning our value of learning.   .	Isaac House pays homage to Les Isaac, a Christian advocate for social justice and founder of Street Pastors. Our students’ pupils will be inspired to love their community through service, leadership, and a commitment to addressing social issues, which is very central to the life and teachings of Jesus.
Zephaniah   Green	Mizen   Purple
Zephaniah House celebrates the values of freedom of expression, cultural diversity, and individualism championed by Benjamin Zephaniah. Students Pupils will learn to appreciate the richness of diverse perspectives, fostering an environment of understanding and acceptance, which are underpinned by our Trinity values.	Mizen House honours the legacy of Jimmy Mizen, and the Mizen Foundation's commitment to community service and peace. We encourage our (students) pupils to learn the importance of empathy, compassion, and active engagement with their community, which is very much at the heart of Jesus’ teachings.
Lawrence   Red
Lawrence House is a tribute to Doreen Lawrence, a relentless campaigner for justice and equality. Pupils in Lawrence House will learn the importance of fairness, inclusivity, and the power of standing up for what is right which Jesus similarly modelled in His life.

Houses give pupils the opportunity to be rewarded for efforts and achievement in areas both within the classroom and beyond the academic curriculum.  Pupils and staff regularly earn house points through participating in a wide range of different activities throughout the year including:   

• House debates  

• Inter-house sports competitions  

• Departmental challenges  

• Lunch time challenges  

• MasterChef cooking challenges   

• Young writers  

Pupils can also earn house points through displaying outstanding Trinity etiquette or showing one of the nine Trinity characteristics. The house system is encouraging all pupils to ‘live life in all its fullness’ and gives opportunity for courageous advocacy through charity work and being an agent of change in the local community  

Each house is led by a ‘House Captain’ who is appointed following an application process and interview. House Captains are responsible for leading their respective House throughout the year.  

 

House Competitions

To promote healthy competition through the school, the Houses compete through the House Point system and sporting activities. House competitions take place throughout the year; all competitions give the students the opportunity to win house points. House points are added together and the house with the most points at the end of the year wins the overall house competition. Pupils quickly form an allegiance to their house and a sense of fun and friendly competition pervades all the house events. The ultimate challenge in the House calendar is School Sports Day where pupils take part in a range of sporting events to gain points for their House.

Examples of house competitions could be: (but not an exhaustive list)

• Drama                        
• Sports Day
• Quizzes
• Debating
• Masterchef                            
• Young writers                         
• Sport and Fitness challenges
• Subject challenges (English, Maths, Science, Humanities, Creative, Music, Drama and PE)
• Christmas card design competitions
• Flag design competitions
• Charity – fundraising competitions

2024-2025 Trinity Events:

• Show Racism the Red Card Charity competition. Raising £472.49 for local charities
• Big Battery Hunt – November 2020
• Christmas Jumper Day. Raising £172.88 for international charities
• Online Remote Challenges – January-March 2021
• Trinity House Day – Raising £406.66 for local charities
• Greenwich Park Day – July 2021