Staff are encouraged to identify and reward positive attitudes to learning in lessons. This leads to a “virtue point” being awarded which is added to the Class Charts system. Virtue points accumulate on the system to build toward awards for top 10 students in each virtue every assembly and Virtuous Student of the Week and end of term virtue celebration assemblies for each year group
"Teachers will give two scores against the student’s ‘Virtues’ at each tracking point. Virtues are ‘characteristics of excellence’ that are taught against Academic, Performance, Moral, and Community expectations for all students at SCA. The two scores are for Academic and Performance Virtues (APV) and then Moral and Community (MCV).
This is found on the school report for individual subjects and an overall average is given. Heads of Year use the average scores as a way of rewarding the top students in the year group and the most improved scores."
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At every tracking point, staff are encouraged to nominate students who have particular high levels of attitude or achievement. This is recorded on a roll of honour displayed in the school.
At Christmas and in the Summer, year groups hold celebration assemblies in which students are nominated for positive attitudes to learning and achievement in different subjects.