Reward system
House Points
All pupils are members of a house. These are represented by colours: Stuart is blue, Tudor is red, Plantagenet is yellow. Pupils are awarded house points for good effort, good work, helpfulness and citizenship throughout the school week. These are entered onto a chart. At the end of each week, prefects collect up the points. The totals for each house are announced in assembly where House Captains enter this onto a chart displayed in the hall. Coloured ribbons are tied on a cup and displayed in the hall for the week. The totals are also included in the weekly Newsletter.
Good Work Book
When a pupil has produced an exceptionally good piece of work or has shown sustained effort in some aspect of the curriculum they find difficult, they take the work, on Friday, to show the Head teacher. Their name and the subject studied are recorded in a book. The pupil signs the book and a sticker is issued and placed on a sticker card which is kept in the pupil’s desk.
Spoken Praise
Every opportunity is taken by all staff to give spoken praise to all of the pupils. This is in all aspects of their school life, not just lesson time. Any other important news items, birthdays, football matches etc. can be shared with the whole school at the end of our assemblies on Monday to Thursday. Friday mornings are times to collect house points and sort out class activities.
Achievement Assemblies
These are held once a month to praise pupils’ good behaviour and effort. Pupils are encouraged to bring from home any certificates or badges that they achieve in out-of-school activities.
Academic and ancillary staff award certificates to pupils for Endeavour and Courtesy. Each month two Star Award Trophies for the Lower school and the Upper school are awarded for Endeavour and Courtesy. These trophies are kept by the pupil until the next achievement assembly.
Annual Trophies and Prizes
These are awarded at Speech Day to recognise achievements in a wide variety of aspects of the curriculum. There are awards for competitions, citizenship, artistic performances, musical accomplishments, sporting events and academic achievement.
Every pupil in a year group is encouraged to take part in competitions. Most of these happen in the Spring Term. Art and handwriting are open to the whole school. There is a riddle writing competition for Form 1 & 2 and a poetry competition for Forms 3, 4, 5 & 6. The music competition is for everyone. Details are in the Spring Calendar. Sports Day and the Swimming Gala champions for each class also receive trophies.
The academic awards are discussed by subject staff and awarded on merit for achievement and effort.
Citizehship and prefect awards are decided on the efforts and commitment of the pupil to the school and their peers.
Discredits
Inevitably, there must be a punishment for misbehaviour. A discredit is issued for rude or unacceptable behaviour. Pupils will have received warnings that their behaviour is not acceptable. If these are not heeded then a discredit is issued. The pupil collects a discredit slip from outside the Head teacher’s office, returns it to the teacher concerned who fills it in. The pupil takes the slip to the Head teacher, who discusses the problem with the child concerned.
A discredit can also be given if a child’s behaviour is inappropriate and contravenes the Code of Conduct. A discredit must also be reported to the form teacher as it removes 10 house points from the appropriate house’s weekly total.
If a discredit has been issued, details of the behaviour may be discussed with the pupil’s parent.
Three discredits in a half term will result in parents being informed.
