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Rewards

Rewards play an integral part of school life at Dormers Wells High School. We look for every opportunity to celebrate our students’ successes and we acknowledge them through the following ways:

Verbal praise
House points and House assemblies
Notes in the school diary or phone calls home
Postcards home
Curriculum area commendations
Curriculum Celebration and Pastoral award assemblies
Headteacher’s Excellence Award

house awards
The following are awarded at the end of term House Assemblies: Highest number of individual House/Achievement Points House Competition winners The ‘Do the Right Thing Award’ is for students who behave in an exemplary manner and go above and beyond what we expect of them

curriculum area and pastoral awards
The following curriculum and pastoral commendations are awarded at the end of term Year Assemblies: Excellent progress in a subject (nominated by CLs) Positive growth mindset in a subject (nominated by CLs) Excellent engagement with the form time pastoral programme (nominated by FTs) Excellent progress across a number of subjects (nominated by YLs/DYLs) Excellent school attendance and punctuality (nominated by DYLs) Points awards are: 50 Achievement + House points - Bronze Certificate 75 Achievement + House points - Silver Certificate 100 Achievement + House points - Gold Certificate

curriculum area and pastoral awards

The following curriculum and pastoral commendations are awarded at the end of term Year Assemblies:

Excellent progress in a subject (nominated by CLs)
Positive growth mindset in a subject (nominated by CLs)
Excellent engagement with the form time pastoral programme (nominated by FTs)
Excellent progress across a number of subjects (nominated by YLs/DYLs)
Excellent school attendance and punctuality (nominated by DYLs)

Points awards are:

50 Achievement + House points - Bronze Certificate

75 Achievement + House points - Silver Certificate

100 Achievement + House points - Gold Certificate

headteachers excellence award
Any member of staff can nominate a student for The Headteacher’s Excellence Award. Students who receive this award sign the Headteacher’s Excellence Book. The criteria for this award are: Sustained good work or effort (i.e. not a one off piece of work or lesson) Outstanding contribution to the school community

awards evening
Every year students are nominated for outstanding academic success across curriculum subjects and year groups as well as for outstanding contribution to the wider school community. The students and parent/carers are invited to attend the annual Awards Evening where their success and commitment is acknowledged and rewarded. To have been recognised in this way reflects a year of hard work, positive growth mindset and commitment to their subjects or wider school activities.

awards evening

Every year students are nominated for outstanding academic success across curriculum subjects and year groups as well as for outstanding contribution to the wider school community. The students and parent/carers are invited to attend the annual Awards Evening where their success and commitment is acknowledged and rewarded. To have been recognised in this way reflects a year of hard work, positive growth mindset and commitment to their subjects or wider school activities.

jack petchey award
The Jack Petchey Award scheme is a national award scheme to award young people for a variety of different achievements. During the year students have nine opportunities to be nominated by staff and fellow students for a Jack Petchey Award. The winning students are invited to attend the regional award ceremony to celebrate their achievements.

better me award

This award is to recognise those students who take advantage of the opportunities in and outside of school to enrich their wider understanding of the world, have a passion for learning beyond the classroom, are motivated to develop their character and serve their community. A range of enriching experiences, opportunities and all our Better Me, Better World clubs have been included in one of the following four categories: community, physical, creativity and culture.