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Structure of House Microsoft TEAM
Channel
Content
Handovers
This can all be on the Chat and should contain notes of handovers between:
• HouseM/Deputy and tutor and back again
• House Assistants
Meeting minutes
This can be on the Chat and/or Files and should contain records of:
• meetings between HouseM/Deputy/House Assistants/Tutors (weekly)
• Meetings with Head of House team
• Meetings with Peer Mentors
• House Council meeting minutes (at least termly and minutes should also be displayed on House notice board)
Duty rotas
Records for each term of:
• HouseM/Deputy duty rota – including who is on-call overnight and how to contact them
• House Assistant duty rotas
• House prefect duty rota
• Tutor duty rota
Complaints
Informal concerns can be recorded in the chat Complaints from pupils and parents should be recorded in a spreadsheet in Files.
House documents
Under Files:
House Risk Assessment
NMS self-evaluation toolkit
House handbook i.e. written guidance for boarders including roles of prefects Induction – evidence of induction and support
House communications e.g. newsletters
Risk Assessments – records of risk assessments for House activities/trips
Buddy system – records of House buddies (or whatever you call them in your House) each year
Tutors and House Assistants
• Induction checklists for new pupils
• Induction checklists for new House Assistants
• Induction checklists for new boarding tutors
• Individual House Handbooks
• Termly record of Spring Cleaning Hours for House Assistants
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