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TO HEYWORTH: GIRLS ALL AGES
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Heyworth House
Mr and Mrs Allan took over as Houseparents
of Heyworth Boarding House in August 2004.
Their son Richard was Head Boy in session 2003-04 and a
key member of the 1st XV in that session. He now attends Glasgow University Vet School, and older brother Andrew graduated from Glasgow University in 2005. Their daughter
Elisabeth is in her final year at the Academy. Mr Jim Allan has worked
in the Modern Languages Department for 27 years and has
taken many school trips to France and Spain. Mrs Ann Allan
comes from a background in banking, but has also been well
known in the past to a number of members of staff as a very
successful childminder.
One
aspect that is notable in Heyworth is the relaxed and cheerful
atmosphere in the house, making 
it a real home from home.
Many of the facilities in the house have been updated in
recent years, and there are more improvements planned. The
staff are headed by two Houseparents, Mr and Mrs Allan,
supported by six assistant housestaff who work on a shift
basis throughout the week during the days and evenings and
by two house tutors (both of whom teach in the senior school)
who spend one evening a week and one weekend a term in the
house.
All the staff play an active role in the pastoral
welfare of the girls, working together as a team that is
supportive of each other and the girls. Considerable help
and time is given to the girls to encourage them in their
studies, and the results are that Heyworth has a fine academic
record.
Particularly impressive, too, is the support
and camaraderie the girls show each other; the skills they learn living as part of an
extended family will stay with them for life.
Key facts about the House itself….
- It has 15 bedrooms - it is usual for Seniors to have
single study bedrooms, whereas up to Form 3 or 4 pupils
share with one or two other girls.
- The Juniors have use of a Prep Room which is supervised
on a daily basis.
- The house has two large Common Rooms, dedicated to
either Juniors or Seniors, both comfortable and newly
decorated. They both have a large screen
television, video recorder and DVD player. The Junior
Common Room has a Table
Tennis Table in addition.
- The recently revamped in-House supper kitchen is used to prepare supper
and snacks for the girls on a daily basis, in addition
to the meals provided in the main school dining room.
Typical suppers include fruit salad and yogurt, toasties,
home-made pizzas, baked potatoes, and vegetables with
dips.
- The House has a piano.
- All Laundry is washed within the House on a daily
basis.
- There is a phone in the house which can be used to
call home with a phonecard or to contact other parts
of the school.
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