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Mrs Andow, seen on the far left supporting Givvy in the inter-house netball competition, is the housemistress of Givendale House, ably supported by her house assistants Mrs Hannam and Mrs Sealy . Givendale House is named after one of the houses lived in by Mary Ward in the Yorkshire Wolds and there are records of Wards (or, as they were then, De Vardes) living at Givendale as far back as the 12th century.

Our new House Team consists of: Lily - House Captain, Sharon and Olivia - Deputies, Sharon - Liturgy, Freya - News, Tina - Birthdays & Celebrations, Laura - Entertainment, Fabiola- Art, Music and Drama, Chloe - Sport,  Vicky - Kitchen & Comfort, Alice - Rewards & Discipline, Oreva and Laura - UIV mentors, Victoria - Day Girls' Representative, and Ruth - mentor for overseas students.

Staff members of the house team are Ms Brand,  Ms Williams,  Mrs Cork, Mr Cohen,  Mr Goodwin, Mr Counsell, Mrs. Gotke, Mrs. Emery & Mrs. Waddington  Givendale’s personal trainer is Miss Boyer!