Students : Rewards and Sanctions
The Rewards Ladder
The school operates a 7-stage 'Rewards Ladder'. Students begin the 'Reward Journey' at stage 1. If a student achieves stage 7 within an academic year they return to stage 1. Students may carry forward merits from one year to the next and enter the Rewards Ladder at the point they achieved in the previous year. There is also a Community Award: "Do The Right Thing" and The Jack Petchey Foundation Achievement Award (see below).
Stage 1 - Merit Stamp recorded in student diary, awarded for an excellent piece of work or positive contribution to the school community. These are awarded by subject teachers, Form Tutors, Heads of Year or support staff.
Stage 2 - School Commendation Certificate (worth an additional 3 merits to the recipient) is generated as a result of achieving 10 merits or as a 'stand alone' award in recognition of an outstanding piece of work/significant contribution to the school. Issued with certificate in Year Assembly
Stage 3 - Bronze Award for 30 merits. Issued with certificate and blazer badge in assembly.
Stage 4 - Silver Award for 60 merits. Issued with certificate and blazer badge in assembly.
Stage 5 â€" Gold Award for 150 merits. Issued with certificate and blazer badge in assembly.
Stage 6 - Platinum Award for 250 merits. Issued with certificate and blazer badge in assembly.
Stage 7 - Governors' Exceptional Achievement Award for 350 merits. Presented in assembly by a school governor.
Community Award: "Do The Right Thing!" In recognition of a student's contribution to the school and wider community. Students can be nominated by teaching and non teaching staff. Certificate and blazer badge awarded in assembly.
The Jack Petchey Foundation Achievement Award is designed to recognise outstanding individual achievement amongst young people. Students can be nominated by their peers or members of staff for any aspect of school life. Winners receive a framed certificate and £300 to spend on items for a subject area of their choice.
The Sanctions Ladder
The school operates a 12-stage Sanctions Ladder. It is expected that contact between school and parents/carers will be made where it is judged to be appropriate or legally necessary. If a student needs to be detained for more than
15 minutes then parents must be contacted and 24 hours notice given.
Depending on the misbehaviour or incident a student will not necessarily move through each of the 12 stages.
Stage 1 - Verbal Warning/Classroom Management Strategies.
Stage 2 - Detention issued for repeated verbal warnings (x3) or a 'one-off' inappropriate incident.
Stage 3 - Student removed from lesson by on-call teacher for persistently poor behaviour that disrupts the learning of others. This will result in parents/carers being contacted and a restorative justice meeting being held.
Stage 4 - Head of Faculty/Head of Year Detention - report may be issued.
Stage 5 - Subject Report/Head of Year Report issued to monitor behaviour/conduct of student. Duration determined by student improvement/HOF+HOY judgement.
Stage 6 - Director of School Detention - DOS Report may be issued. Discipline Panel considered.
Stage 7 - Leadership Team Senior Detention.
Stage 8 - Internal Exclusion (early intervention/Inc Centre Involvement considered)
Stage 9 - Fixed Term Exclusion, return from exclusion meeting with parents/carers (more than 1 FTE then a BMP/PSP will be considered + Inclusion Centre involvement). Conditions of return agreed and recorded.
Stage 10 - Off-site Education. Student educated away from school at a partnership 'school'. Meeting with student and parents/carers upon return.
Stage 11 - Governor's Contract. Panel of Governors meet parents and student to draw up agreement and discuss issues.
Stage 12 - Permanent Exclusion.
Throughout the sanctions process a student will be supported where appropriate using a variety of strategies including LEA support and outside agencies to help modify the behaviours that are causing concern.