To ensure that we have successful learners, we consistently refer to our Learning Model which has 10 skills and qualities such as Communicate, Organise and Resilient.
We believe that by exposing children to activities which foster and embed these skills / qualities, we are creating successful learners.
Outwood Primary Academies recognise the importance of the use of rewards to motivate children and as recognition of children whose effort meets our expectations. There are many ways children are praised and rewarded, for example:
• The use of Praising Stars © - all children receive a Praising Stars © report every half term which includes recognition of effort. This is sent home to parents and children whose effort is particularly high are celebrated within the academy through awards and events.
• Super Swirls – children collect Super Swirls which are awarded by all staff to children who are following the academy expectations of ‘be safe, be respectful and be responsible’. These are exchanged for award certificates.
• Teachers choose children on a weekly basis for our Friday Mentions assembly - an opportunity to celebrate independent achievements.
• Learner Model Certificates are awarded to children demonstrating a particular skill of quality.
• Attendance Award is rewarded to classes through our OPALLOPOLY (a version of own Monopoly board).
• Curriculum Talent Awards - these are presented termly to recognise exceptional effort, attitude or achievement in the range of subjects within the curriculum.
‘Consequences of Behaviour’ is designed to give children choices. Its principal role is to support learning by tackling and dealing with low-level disruptive behaviour, i.e. behaviour that undermines the children’s own learning or that of others. If unchecked, this sort of behaviour disrupts lessons and undermines the authority of the teacher.
Children are given clear warnings in the classroom - C1, C2, C3. If disruptive behaviour continues, parents are informed and subsequent consequences are issued for C4, C5 and C6. Children are always encouraged to make good choices and reflect on their actions.
For further details, please see our behaviour policy.