Housemaster: Mr Nicholas Shaw
Telephone: +44(0)1550 721 861

Mr Shaw, from the Midlands, joined Llandovery College in September 2003 to teach Physics, Maths, IT and as Assistant Housemaster in Tŷ Ddewi. Having enjoyed the Pastoral role both in Tŷ Ddewi and at his previous school, he became Housemaster of Tŷ Llandingat in 2004. Mr Shaw is also known in school as Flight Lieutenant Shaw in his capacity as Head of the RAF section of the CCF. Married with a young son he enjoys archery, computing and golf.

The House Team
The staff of Tŷ Llandingat aim to provide the boys with support and guidance in a community atmosphere.  The members of staff in Tŷ Llandingat are:

Live-in Assistant 
Miss E Dennis

Boarding Tutor  
Mr A Webster

Matron
Mrs C Watts

Academic Tutors
Major D Drinkall
Mrs J Livings
Miss N Evans
Mrs C Spackman

House Prefects
Q Li
G Thompson
H Wan

The House
Located in its own private grounds, Tŷ Llandingat can be found a short walk from the main college campus. It is home to up to 32 boys ranging from Prep School to Year 9. There are also a small number of resident sixth form prefects. The boarding accommodation can be found on the first and second floors of the building. There are two dormitories which contain eight personal areas. There are also four rooms, each containing four personal areas. All the bedrooms in Tŷ Llandingat have been recently refurbished to a very high standard.

The house contains two common rooms, with one housing the main television and kitchen area to prepare snacks and the other a games room with table football and games console. This room has comfortable sofas and bean bags for the boys to relax on. There is also a house library which is situated on the second floor, this gives the boys access to both fiction and reference books and some board games.

The boys are assisted in their day-to-day living by a Matron who is available to them throughout the school day.

Events
The boys in Tŷ Llandingat are always eager to join in with evening and weekend activities. The house has its own five a-side goals and badminton net so in the evenings the boys can often be found playing in the house grounds. Most Wednesdays the boys are given the opportunity to take part in team games in the sports hall. Saturday evenings are often spent watching a movie with copious amounts of popcorn and choc ices. The Sunday morning lie-in is followed by a hearty brunch and a chance to participate in one of the many weekend activities on offer.