Harmonious Family Community
The heart of our pastoral care system lies in the strength of our House and Tutorial structure. These systems are central to the Peponi experience—creating a harmonious, family-style community where students can thrive in work, rest, and play. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of every child, laying the foundation for a nurturing, character-building education.
Our core values are reflected in our Honour Code, which is actively promoted across the school. This code fosters a culture of respect, trust, and community, shaping the way we interact and care for one another.
Each of our five boarding Houses is led by a resident Housemaster or Housemistress, who works closely with parents, personal tutors, subject teachers, mentors, and the medical team to support every aspect of a pupil’s development. Together, they create a consistent and caring support network that nurtures each student’s academic, emotional, and social wellbeing.
Life in the Houses is central to the Peponi School experience, helping pupils:
- Establish a healthy work-life balance
- Develop lifelong friendships
- Take on leadership roles and responsibilities
- Build strong lines of communication and trust
Our pupils leave with not just an outstanding education, but with the strength of character, confidence, and compassion that define a Peponi School graduate.
Our Pastoral structure allows a true partnership ensuring that every pupil feels safe, secure and most importantly, special.
Tutoring
As a Peponian, I uphold my honour through my actions in goodness and respect, discipline and truthfulness, and knowledge and integrity, and I lead my fellow pupils to do the same.
All pupils have a Personal Tutor: our Tutoring programme is aimed at equipping our pupils with the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to achieve social and emotional development, and academic success, in preparation for university, college and careers. This ties in with our mission here at Peponi, which is to develop the whole pupil within a caring community. The Peponi School Honour Code above, therefore, is integral to the tutoring ethos: we look to instil a sense of honour and an atmosphere of trust among all members of the community. While we all come from different backgrounds, religions, and systems of morality, it is our responsibility as a community to preserve the ideals that we deem necessary to maintain a beneficial learning environment.
The pupils meet their Personal Tutor each morning and this tutorial time is an essential part of their school life. Through different tutorial activities, pupils develop a friendly and cooperative environment which enables them to bond and work together. The Personal Tutor is a key link between pupil, staff and parent. Our reporting system both within the academic and co-curricular, is led by the pupil’s Personal Tutor.
We have three Tutor teams each catering for the needs of the different year-groups:
- The Shell (Yr 9) Tutor team
- The V Form Tutor team (Yr 10 and Yr 11)
- Sixth Form Tutor team (Yr 12 and Yr 13)
The Sixth Form Team has 12 tutors who work under the guidance of the Head of Careers and University Admissions.
In addition, our timetabled PSHE lessons provide consistent and meaningful content across all the year groups which is followed up and reflected upon in assemblies and Tutor time.
