Reward system: Park School

Why?
Recognising the important link between learning and behaviour, the school rewards good behaviour to encourage positive feelings within the school community. The school is comprised of both primary and secondary departments, therefore it has developed two age-appropriate reward systems.

What?
In the primary department, the reward system involves pupils earning smiley faces for working hard, being kind to others and good playground and classroom behaviour, for which they are rewarded with ‘Golden Time’.

In the secondary department, four ‘spots’ can potentially be awarded for each period and break time – two for effort and two for behaviour. Adopting a currency system, those pupils scoring above the threshold are allowed to ‘spend’ their spots, choosing from a range of activities at the end of the week.

The school has adopted other initiatives to build on the focus on good behaviour, including:
• The Flexible Curriculum – this allows out-of-school placements, individual support for learning and Community Link Worker sessions and doubles as a reward system for challenging pupils. Teamed with counselling and behaviour management training, it benefits pupils with challenging behaviour and the whole school.
• Park School Code of Conduct – this is a school document, which was devised by pupils, parents and staff. The guideline promotes mutual respect, tolerance and social responsibility.

Factfile
Park School is situated in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire. It has pupils aged 5-18 and takes them from both urban and rural settings. The school has a roll of 90.
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Want to know more?
Contact Anne Wilson, Headteacher, anne-wilson@east-ayrshire.gov.uk