The teachers let the children experiment and encourage them to discover what they are good at. My daughter found new levels of confidence and she had loads of fun.
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Rewards and Achievements
Giving awards and certificates to recognise outstanding achievement is a great way to encourage students to do their best. The school is committed to rewarding and acknowledging effort and behaviour. We have formal and informal systems in place to reward students who make the right choices.
Rewards at Key Stage 3
Panther Points are awarded to student in Year 7 -9 by subject teachers and tutors for outstanding personal attainment. Students who receive 5 Panther Points in the same Curriculum Area will be awarded with a Certificate by the Curriculum Leader. If a student receives 5 Panther Points from their tutor, then a Certificate is awarded by the Key Stage 3 Co-ordinator.
Students who achieve 3 Curriculum Area or 3 Key Stage Co-ordinator Certificates will be awarded a Certificate from the Principal. These awards will be an ongoing process throughout the course of each academic year. These should be collected regularly, and once received students should make a note of this on the commendation page in their planner.
The Ekta Sethi Memorial Award will be given to a student of Year 9 who has displayed a positive attitude to learning, has excelled in academics and has been a active participant in sports/extra curricular activities. ‘Key Stage 3 Student of the Year Award’ will be given to student who best exemplifies the attributes of the learner profile.
Rewards at Key Stage 4
Students in Years 10 and 11 will receive commendation letters from the Key Stage 4 Coordinator to acknowledge good work. Once a student in any one year receives 2 commendation letters from the Key Stage Coordinator a third commendation will be awarded to the student by the Principal for outstanding personal attainment. The key criteria will be that students have made a significant contribution to school life or made significant personal progress. Awards to students who achieve outstanding IGCSE results will be presented early in the first semester of each year. ‘Key Stage 4 Student of the Year Award’ will be given to the student who best exemplifies the attributes of the learner profile.
Rewards at Key Stage 5
Students in Years 12 and 13 will receive letters of commendation from the Key Stage 5 Co-ordinator based on the same criteria for Years 10 and 11. The difference at Key Stage 5 is that once a student receives 3 letters of commendation, the fourth commendation will be awarded by the Principal for outstanding personal attainment. The key criteria will be that students have made a significant contribution to school life or made significant personal progress.
The International Baccalaureate Award is presented by the IB Co-ordinator for the student/students who best meet the criteria laid down in the 'Learner Profile' of the IB Diploma.
Other Awards across the School:
• Annual Prizes will be awarded to a student in every teaching group for the highest attainment.
• The student who attains the most number of nominations for the best effort across all the subjects will receive the Overall Best Effort prize.
• Term awards for outstanding attendance (100%) will be presented to students by the Key Stage Coordinators.
• The CIS Award for International Understanding based on criteria published by CIS will be given to the most deserving student.
• Each year students from each tutor group will be awarded The Principals Award for outstanding work in the first semester.
• A second Principals award in the second semester will lead to the Director's Award.
• New awards for environmental awareness and sustainability across the school will be awarded to recognise student contribution to CAS and Community Service.
The school will also present the Natasha Singh Memorial Award to outstanding student sportsperson(s).
The criteria for this award is:
• Is outstanding in at least 2 sports disciplines
• Excellent athletic ability
• Follows school rules
• Has a high degree of sportspersonship.
The Key Stage Coordinator will make a note of the Awards/certificates a student receives and record them on the student file.