Description
Boarding at KSS is in one building over 14 floors: levels 4-17. Boys and girls are on separate floors. Rooms on levels 4-11 are equipped for four students; rooms on levels 12-17 are for two students. All rooms are en-suite.
There is a member of staff living on each floor for overnight and general supervision purposes. Other members of teaching staff have one evening boarding duty per week to supervise students during their evening study and relaxation times.
There is 24-hour medical care in the building.
Some of these members of staff take on the responsibility of Boarding Housemasters and Housemistresses (BHsms). There are five BHsms as follows:
？ Junior age group x 1 (covering levels 3-4)
？ Middle age group x 2 (covering levels 5-11)
？ Senior age group x 2 (covering levels 12-17)
The staff living on the other levels are Boarding Tutors (BTs) and support the BHsms. Boarding is from Sunday evening to Friday afternoon.
The overall responsibility for boarding lies with the school’s SLT. For 2022-2023 the Deputy Head Pastoral is the leader in charge.
Boarding Tutors (BTs)
This role comprises:
？ Supporting and reporting to one of the BHsms as designated by the Deputy Head Pastoral:
- living on site in the staff accommodation provided on five nights a week: Sunday-Thursday
- supervising evening studies (known as ‘prep’) and other activities as requested
- liaising with the medical centre
- ensuring that all student safety and supervision procedures are met
- ensuring bed-time and locking up takes place on 2 nights a week (the other 2 nights are the responsibilities of the BHsms
- liaising with parents as required, including contributing to reports
？ The BT initially reports to the designated BHsm and by extension to the Deputy Head Pastoral.
？ Accommodation is rent and utility free and the role covers an allowance for the extra responsibilities