Houses
Every member of the SJL community, students and staff, as well being in a tutor group and a year group, belongs to a House. The Houses, Austen, Britten, Hepworth, King, Lawes, Newton and Ryder, are all named after leaders in their field, strivers, achievers and positive role models.
The seven houses at SJL are:
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AUSTEN |
Jane Austen (1775 - 1817) |
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BRITTEN |
Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976) |
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HEPWORTH |
Barbara Hepworth (1903 - 1975) |
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KING |
Martin Luther King (1929 - 1968) |
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LAWES |
John Bennet Lawes (1814 - 1900) |
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NEWTON |
Isaac Newton (1643 - 1727) |
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RYDER |
Sue Ryder (1924 - 2000) |
As House members all students have a wide range of opportunities to work together and ‘compete’ against other students, the other Houses and even against themselves, earning House points in the process. Visit our pages about the House System to find out more.