Living the values: Recognising excellence at Haydon School

Purpose

The rewards programme celebrates and encourages students to uphold Haydon's core values of Respect, Community, Kindness, Excellence and Perseverance. By recognising positive behaviour and academic efforts, the system fosters a culture of achievement, motivation, and community spirit.

How rewards can be achieved

Achievement Points Allocation -  Staff recognise students displaying Haydon core values by awarding achievement points via the BromCom system and at key points in the year.

Points can be earned through:

• Curriculum and pastoral-related efforts.

• Year, Curriculum and Deputy, and Head Teacher commendations

• Positive communication to families/carers (e.g., postcards, letters, emails, or phone calls)

• Hot chocolate / ice cream with the Head Teacher. 

All staff are encouraged to contribute by:

• Allocating achievement points for positive behaviour and displaying values. 

• Making at least two phone calls per week to celebrate individual students' efforts

• Nominating students for awards and shout-outs

Students can contribute via shoutout nominations.

Rewards Structure

 

Achievement badges 

Badges are awarded termly to celebrate the top-performing students based on achievement points in each year group.

• Gold Badge: Top 10% of students

• Silver Badge: Next 10% of students

• Bronze Badge: Next 10% of students

• Aspire: students receive written communication to celebrate their success and ideas to aim higher. 

Haydon Values Badges  

• Top 4 students in each value category (Respect, Community, Kindness, Excellence, Perseverance). 

• Students who achieve badges across all values will receive the Haydon Values Trophy at the end of the academic year. 

Note: Achievement points reset every term in order to give a fresh start. Total points are used to rank students. Letter sent home to all students awarded a badge / Students who receive a suspension during the term, will not be eligible for badges during that period.

Leadership Awards

Termly 

• Head Teacher Award: Given to the boy and girl in each year group who best embody the ethos of the school, "Individual Excellence in a Caring Community."

• Curriculum Awards: Given to the students in each subject who embody the values of Perseverance and Excellence. 

• Pastoral Awards: Given to the students in each subject who embody the values of Kindness and Community and Respect. 

Half-termly

• Deputy Head Teacher Award: Given to the boy and girl who demonstrate the school's ethos of "Individual Excellence in a Caring Community."

Tutors’ Recognition Programme

Every two weeks

• Tutors will award a "Celebrate Your Break with a Cake" voucher (redeemable in the canteen) to a member of their form who embodies Haydon values. This will also let them jump the queue. Recipients will be celebrated in year assemblies, and through an email home to parents / cares from the form tutor. Fostering community recognition.

• ‘Shout outs’ in Assembly - nominated by staff and other students via shout out nomination form. 

Attendance Rewards

• Students achieving 100% attendance for a half-term will be entered into a prize draw. Five winners can select an award from a designated Reward Menu. 

• Year teams will also run attendance celebration events and competitions. 

Rewards Menu:

1. Jump the que in the canteen for a week. 

2. Lunch on the school.

3. Non uniform day for form.