Rewards and Sanctions

Personal and public recognition of effort, progress and attainment are used to encourage individual excellence across all areas of school life, including academic work, vocational work and general conduct. We pride ourselves on the use of praise to encourage our students. Verbal comments, merits, commendations and Headteachers Certificates of Acheivement, to name but a few, are used effectively to motivate, inspire and encourage every student.

Alongside praise, encourage and the rewarding of good behaviour there may also be a need for sanctions to deal with students who are not conforming to the school's expectations. The purpose of sanctions is to bring about improvement in the behaviour and/or learning of a student and to prevent the disruption of the learning of the majority. Verbal warnings, detentions and withdrawal of privileges are just some of the considered sanctions currently in use. We do, of course, aim to keep parents fully informed when considering the imposition of sanctions.