Knightsfield pupils are represented in four ‘houses’ – Antro, Cattermole, Haddock and Clarke.
Each house has been named after a significant public and deaf figure.
- Antro – Raymond Antrobus
Raymond is a British educator and poet of Jamaican heritage who has been performing poetry since 2007.
He won the Ted Hughes Award for new work in poetry in March 2018.
In May 2019 Raymond became the first poet to win the Rathbones Folio prize for his collection of ‘The Perseverance’.
- Lee – Troi Lee
Founder Troi “DJ Chinaman” Lee began with a vision to give Deaf, Hearing and Disabled Artists and performers a platform to display their love for music.
Deaf Rave provides entertainment with music, sign song and visual performances to an all-inclusive audience, globally and across the UK.
Their aim is to unite everyone through the love and passion for music. Promoting our unique Deaf/ Disabled identity and teaching everyone about Deaf Culture.
- Haddock – Jack Haddock
Jack plays rugby for the England Deaf rugby team.
He started playing rugby when he was at secondary school. He played for his local team in Harpenden and was also lucky enough to be in the Saracens Under 18’s Academy.
- Clarke – Melanie Clarke
Melanie is profoundly deaf and has a cochlear implant. She is a UK deaf athlete who ran for Team GB in the marathon and 10,000m at the 2013 Deaflympics. Melanie won Bronze in the marathon.
She is the UK ambassador for the NCIUA (National Cochlear Implant Users Association). She helps make people aware of deafness and the life of an implantee.
As well as this, she has enjoyed a 25 year career so far working for IBM, and using the tools and technology available to assist her deafness.
Melanie continues to run and is a qualified run leader.
Because of her achievements, she has benefitted from many awards and experiences.
