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Rewards

 

 At Kingsmead School, we believe that the most effective way to increase the motivation and achievement of our students is to create a positive learning environment, which recognises and rewards high standards of work and behaviour, promotes students’ self-confidence, self-esteem and enjoyment of learning, and where rewards outnumber sanctions. A positive classroom ethos is essential for developing growth mind sets.

Rewards currently available for individual students;

  • Verbal praise
  • Kingsmead Green Reward tickets & half termly raffle; high value prizes such as iPads
  • Subject specific postcards
  • Certificates
  • Vouchers
  • Departmental rewards
  • Positive letters/phone calls to parents
  • Merit System (see below)

We also participate in the monthly Jack Petchey Achievement Award system.
Jack Petchey is one of the UK's most successful businessmen. Born in East London in July 1925, Jack came from a working class background with very few advantages. From an early age he showed the entrepreneurial skills that have aided his success.

Established in 1999, The Jack Petchey Foundation gives grants to programmes and projects that benefit young people aged 11-25. The Foundation exists to raise the aspirations of young people, to help them take advantage of opportunities and play a full part in society.

Student Award: Each month students and teachers nominate a student who they feel has made a significant achievement either in relation to their own progress, contribution to the school or wider community.
The nominations are then discussed in School Council meetings.
The successful student is awarded £200 to be used within the school.

Leader award: Each year students and staff can also nominate a staff member who they feel has contributed more towards the school.

We also regularly nominate our students for awards made by external bodies, including the Princess Diana Awards and the Martin Heraud Award that is run by the Enfield Rotary Club.

 Annual Awards

  • At the High Achievers’ evening academic achievement across the school is recognised in front of governors and parents. The community is represented with a rotary club award and local businesses also sponsor individual prizes. The school has a number of special awards for exceptional achievement that are awarded during this evening in September;
  • Highest achieving students from each year group.
  • Year 13 Subject prizes and certificates
  • Head Teacher award; £100
  • Governor Award; £50
  • Bill Easton Rotary Club of Southgate Award for services to the community; £50
  • The ‘Kingsmead Oscars’ celebrate achievement in the performing and visual arts, our school specialism. Awards and performances characterise this evening event in the school theatre in the presence of parents, governors and the wider community.
  • The ‘Sports achievement awards’ celebrate the rich variety of sports in which Kingsmead students participate. Each sport nominates prize winners. A feature of these awards has been the guest speaker – usually someone with a national profile in a different sport each year.
  • Every student in the school receives a ‘record of achievement’ at an annual award ceremony. Certificates, academic awards and other achievements are celebrated and, for year 11 & 13, these form the basis of a pack which can be presented at college or apprenticeship interviews.

Achievement point strands

We have recently changed our changed our achievement point strands to be in line with our schools’ values. Our new achievement point strands are as follows:

Practise to perfect: a student relentlessly putting in the effort to improve regardless of how difficult the task is

COURAGE: to take responsibility for our own behaviour and to push ourselves out of our comfort zone.

NURTURE: to respect and care for everybody in our school, be that in lessons or around the school at break, lunch time and lesson transitions.
Everybody has the right to be respected and we work together to be kind and supportive.

COLLABORATION: to work together to make sure we meet expectations in the belief that everybody has the right to an education. If we don’t work
together, valuable lesson time may be lost and progress will be affected.

RIGOUR: to be the best that we can be. We respond maturely to advice and feedback from staff and strive to improve in all that we do.

Students are awarded either an A1 (1 point) or A3 (3 points) for each achievement strand.

A1 = a student has demonstrated any of our values above (1 point)

A3 = a student has gone above and beyond in one of the values above (3 points)

 
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