Praise and Reward at Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy
Students are praised for their actions and behaviours that lead to academic progress and/or relate to the schools mission statement and values.
All staff have the option of recording a Praise Log on Arbor which is sent directly to their parents by email and on the Arbor app. Logs are worth 5 Star Points and can be awarded for any of the following categories:
| Learning
Excellent retrieval of knowledge Effective use of Tier 3 vocabulary Quality extended writing Excellent answer to an exam question Reading and comprehension High level of engagement Demonstration of KAGAN principles Oracy/verbal contribution High levels of progress Modelling or demonstrating Outstanding presentation of work |
Other
Extra curricular participation Representing the Academy impeccably Principal’s Praise Prize Curriculum Leader’s Prize Senior Leader’s Prize School Team Prize |
| Qualities
Leadership Creativity High effort levels Perseverance Resilience |
Values
Volunteering/helpful Acting a role model for others Displaying Catholic values Caring for another |
Students can earn Star Award Certificates that are initially delivered through Arbor to their parents automatically as soon as they reach the milestones displayed below. Those who achieve the Gold and Platinum milestones are invited to visit their year team to collect their blazer badge. Physical certificates are allocated (the highest milestone reached at that point) at the end of each term during Praise Assemblies.
| Star Certificate | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum | |
| Praise log (each worth 5 points) | 20 logs (100 points) | 40 logs (200 points) | 80 logs (400 points) | 160 logs (800 points) | 320 logs (1600 points) |
| Negative logs | NA | NA | NA | <4 in year | 0 in year |
Please note that Arbor and the ability to automatically award Star Certificates was introduced in January 2023. Therefore the milestones have been adjusted for terms 2 and 3 of 2022/2023.
| Star Certificate | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum | |
| Praise log (each worth 5 points) | 10 logs (50 points) | 20 logs (100 points) | 40 logs (200 points) | 80 logs (400 points) | 160 logs (800 points) |
| Negative logs | NA | NA | NA | <4 in rest of year | 0 in rest of year |
Rewards
For those students that achieve the Star Certificate Milestones, rewards can also be earned. These can be in the form of;
- The Christmas prize draw (over £600 worth of technology awarded through a raffle)
- Amazon Gift Vouchers delivered to students through their email account
- Reading rewards through tokens that can be used in the library book vending machine
- Curriculum based visits
- End of year reward visits to a theme park or a cinema and bowling alley in July. This is awarded to all those who meet behaviour, attendance and punctuality criteria
