Rewards
Positive rewards at Wayland Academy
Every opportunity is taken to praise students for excellent effort, achievement, and behaviour. Everybody feels motivated by encouragement and praise. This also helps students build professional and caring relationships with staff.
The Department for Education (2022) states: Acknowledging good behaviour encourages repetition and communicates the school community’s expectations and values to all [pupils]. Using positive recognition and rewards provides an opportunity for all staff to reinforce the school’s culture and ethos. Positive reinforcements and rewards should be applied clearly and fairly to reinforce the routines, expectations, and norms of the school’s behaviour culture.
Verbal praise should be given to students at every available opportunity. In addition, teachers will give House points in every lesson.
Values points
House points are issues both in and out of lessons for displaying our 3 core values. There is no limit on House points given but they should be earned, and not given to meet basic expectations.
Additional rewards
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Reward Category |
Issued for |
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Golden Ticket |
A brilliant achievement or consistently going above and beyond. One issued per lesson. |
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Star of the Week |
Students that have gone above and beyond for the week. |
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Wayland Superstar |
Each fortnight, each Head of Year selects their most noteworthy Star of the Week to be chosen as a Superstar. Their photo is displayed on display boards around the academy and they are given a goodie bag. |
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Year 11 Electives |
Extra Y11 learning activities. |
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Automatic always prepared |
1 full week of always being equipped, never late, always dressed smartly – automatically added. |
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Automatic 100% attendance |
100% attendance in a week – automatically added. |
Students with the highest number each week, are celebrated in assemblies and will receive certificates. When a student achieves 250 House points they will receive a bronze badge, when they reach 500 house points, they will receive a silver badge and a gold badge when they reach 750 house points.
At the end of each term, celebration events are held to promote exceptional work.
All students celebrate the achievements of their year group in a year group celebration assembly.
Students with a noteworthy achievement in a particular subject area are invited to a Subject Awards ceremony.
A celebration reward assembly is held at the end of each term for students showing a sustained level of effort regarding both attendance and behaviour.
