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Confident and Caring Citizens                                                                                          Commitments





        We want our learners to leave us after five years     Of course, there are sanctions for learners who break the rules.   Commitments is a fantastic programme that            extracurricular activities. There are rewards for
        with great qualifications and a good idea of what     Values Driven Expectations cuts out the behaviour that stops     brings our values to life. It challenges learners      learners who achieve the commitments that
        careers they might go on to. We also want to give     learners from learning, that wastes time in the classroom and    to display our values in their behaviour, to think     they make, but the real reward is that our young
        them the confidence to succeed in the world and       distracts attention from the subject being studied. In and out of   about their futures, to participate in student      people grow in their attitudes, abilities and
        the attitudes and behaviours to make positive         the classroom, learners and teachers tell us that our behaviour   leadership and to get involved in all sorts of        responsibilities.
        contributions to our society.                         model is a massive plus point for our academies.


        In order to achieve this, we run a wide range of programmes   Our emphasis is on rewarding good behaviour, attendance and
        focusing on careers, leadership, volunteering, personal and social   punctuality, thoughtfulness and kindness, effort, achievement,
        responsibility, confidence building and personal development.   participation in academy life and setting a good example.                                      Participate      Deliver a
        The following pages tell you about these in greater detail. All                                                                                               in a cultural    professional
        of them are underpinned by our system of behaviours and   All adults in school actively seek opportunities to praise and to                     Take part      experience      presentation     DREAMING BIG
        rewards.                                              hand out merit stamps and commendations. Learners who earn                 LEARNING THAT INSPIRES                                        Research an
                                                                                                                                                       in practical
                                                              a certain number of merits and commendations are rewarded                               based academy                                    inspirational
                                                                                                                                                       competition
        Values Driven Expectations                            at special celebration events throughout the academic year.                             (e.g. cooking)                                     person

        Every school has a behaviour model, but ours is different.                                                                          Learn a poem,
        It focuses on opportunities for learners to be rewarded.                                                                             read a book                                                       Research your
                                                                                                                                            (from the list),                                                    ideal career
                                                                                                                                              Speaker’s
                              Dreaming big                                                                                                      Trust
                                    Our Values:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                        97% or
                                                                                                                                       Regularly
                                           Rewarding effort                                                                            support a                                                                      punctuality
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         above
                                                 Leading together                                                                      teacher to            Year 7, 8, & 9                                           attendance
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          and
                                                                                                                                       run a club
                                              Respecting each other and our world
                                           Learning that inspires                                                                                            Commitments wheel
                                                                                                                                         Volunteer
                                                                                                                                           for a       RESPECTING EACH OTHER AND OUR WORLD                           High levels
                                                                                                                                        community                                                                     of effort
                                                                                                                                          project                                                                                    REWARDING EFFORT




                                                                                                                                                 Participate in                                           Regularly attend
                                                                                                                                                 academy fund                                               a school or
                                                                                                                                                    raising                                                external club
                                                                                                                                                                                                Become a
                                                                                                                                                                                              student leader
                                                                                                                                                             Participate in                     or support
                                                                                                                                                             Student Voice    Represent the   academy events
                                                                                                                                                                             academy or an
                                                                                                                                                                              external club

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