Rewards & Positive Encouragement
At Roding Valley High School, we believe in recognising and rewarding Aspiration, Respect and Endeavour. These are our core values. Students collect ARE points and work towards bigger rewards and recognition for their efforts, weekly, termly and annually.
In addition to ARE points which are collected throughout the week in and outside lesson time, there are many different awards, a few of which include:
Class of the Week: This is presented to a class that has worked particularly hard or produced excellent work.
Student of the Week: This is presented to the student who has worked particularly hard in or out of school.
House Points: These are won through competitions. Individuals can earn points for their House as well as team activities.
Attendance Awards: Awarded half termly to students with 100% attendance. Students who achieve 100% over the whole academic year will receive the 100 badge to add to their collection.
Headteacher Award: Awarded from efforts above and beyond normal school expectations.
Progress Awards: Following every reporting cycle, students who are making good progress are recognised and rewarded.
Attitude To Learning (ATL) Awards: Following every reporting cycle students who are working hard across all subjects are recognised and rewarded.
Key Stage Award Ceremonies: As students transition from Year 9 to Year 10 and then from Year 11 to Year 12 and finally from Year 13 to university and beyond, we take time to reflect on student achievements, both academic and enrichment. Awards ceremonies are held and Students are congratulated and recognised for a number of different awards.
Positive Action for Learning - The PAL system at RVHS:
To ensure that our students are able to progress and learn in a safe, calm, orderly and positive environment which meets the needs of ALL students we, as a school, have developed our Positive Action for Learning (PAL) system.
This is an inclusive system which gives students reminders regarding our expectations, a chance to make better choices in a classroom environment and gives our young people the opportunity to discuss their behaviours and decision making with the classroom teachers. This allows our students to more often than not, learn and progress as young people, not only within the Roding Valley High School community but in the wider community. It is a 3 step system in the classroom which offers reminders, provides opportunities for correction but then ultimately removes the child from that situation. This will ensure that the learning of others is not impacted but also provides reflection time for the child. Incidents are followed by restorative meetings which generally lead to a more positive start in the next lesson. We hold high expectations of our students at all times whilst on the school site and whilst out in the community on their journey to and from school. Our students took an active part in the re-launch of our very effective anti-bullying procedure and please do watch the Student Voice anti-bullying video which can be found on our Keeping Children Safe page on the school website.
We will always support students to follow our PAL expectations, but your child will attend detention and potentially receive exclusions, should they not support the school’s ethos, good order or impact on the learning and welfare of others.
Please click here to read our full Student Behaviour and Expectations Policy and here for the recent Addendum to this Policy..
Attendance Expectations
All our students Aim for 100% attendance.
Good attendance in school is essential for a child’s education. At Roding Valley High School we strive to ensure that children maintain a 100% attendance to maximise the learning opportunities extended to them. Maintaining a perfect attendance record is most certainly achievable but in the unavoidable event of your child being away from school, it is essential that the school is informed of the reasons for absence.
For further information on our attendance expectations please click here.
