The House system plays an important role in the life of the Nottingham Emmanuel School and through their work with the four Houses, foster student pride, inclusivity, positive relationships and a spirit of solidarity within a diverse student body. Consequently, students are committed to their House and enjoy the challenge to compete and to serve for their House.
We also believe in putting our faith into action through our House system, with strong Christian role models who show us how to give hope and dignity to others through practical work in our communities. The four Houses at Emmanuel have been carefully and thoughtfully named after Christian personalities who embody the four school values of Wisdom, Hope, Community and Dignity.
Jackie Pullinger
- Aged 22 Jackie Pullinger made the decision to become a missionary but found all pathways blocked to her calling. Therefore she decided to make her own way to Hong Kong and began pioneering work among the homeless, drug addicts and gang members. She has been ministering there since 1966 and her life changing work still continues to this day.
“God wants us to have soft hearts and hard feet. The trouble with so many of us is that we have hard hearts and soft feet” – Jackie Pullinger
William & Catherine Booth
- The Salvation Army was founded by both William & Catherine Booth. William was once told by his son about all the homeless people sleeping on the banks of the Thames, his response was simple: ‘Go and do something.’ That was in the middle of the nineteenth century. But today the Salvation Army’s philosophy is exactly the same and it has grown into a worldwide organisation.
“If we are to better the future we must disturb the present” – Catherine Booth
Oscar Romero
- Oscar Romero was Archbishop of San Salvador and spoke out against social injustice, poverty and government backed violence against the people. He was assassinated on March 24th 1980 as he was celebrating Mass in the chapel of the hospital in which he lived. In 2018 he was canonized as a saint and his sacrifice in respect of protecting the vulnerable and their human rights has never been forgotten
“You cannot reap what you have not sown. How are we going to reap love is our community if we only sow?” – Oscar Romero
Martin Luther King Jr
- Martin Luther King Jr was a social activist and Baptist minister who played a key role in the American civil rights movement. Inspired by his Christian beliefs King sought equality and human rights for African Americans, the economically disadvantaged and all victims of injustice through peaceful protest. Although assassinated in 1968 he remains one of the world’s most iconic figures representing justice, equality and peace.
“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase” – Martin Luther King Jr