Dunmore Primary School has a ‘House system’.

As part of our vision, ‘Great to be inspired. Inspired to be Great’ – we have four people who inspire us all with learning every day. Children learn about these inspirational people through assemblies, focus weeks and through our curriculum.

Every child from Reception – Year 6 is placed in a house when they join the school. Siblings are placed in the same house. House captains and Vice-Captains are elected by the pupils in Year 6 at the start of the academic year. The captains are expected to demonstrate our school values: KINDNESS, COURAGE and CURIOSITY – just as the inspirational people below do.

Pupils are given house points for a wide variety of achievements. Weekly house point totals are given in assembly. At the end of each term (three times a year), the House Point Trophy is awarded to the house with the most points. During the year, we organise numerous events where the children compete in houses, including Sports Day and a Maths competition.

David Attenborough 

‘An understanding of the natural world, what’s in it is a source of not only a great curiosity but great fulfilment’. 

 

Nelson Mandela

‘Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world’.

 

Anne Frank

‘How wonderful it is that no one has to even wait a minute to start gradually changing the world’. 
 

Tanni Grey-Thompson

‘Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself’.