Key Dates Quick Access PARENT PORTAL WEB MAIL LOGIN THE LITTLE LEVER WAY OUR PRAISE CULTURE People are motivated by the positive far more than the negative. Seeking success and happiness will spur stronger action than seeking to avoid punishment. Psychological studies repeatedly show that people are far more likely to be spurred to action by a vision of a positive outcome than they are by avoiding a negative one. We place a great sense of importance on the use of praise and rewards. Every student has the opportunity to earn achievement points every day. Students earn achievement points for upholding the values of Being Kind, Working Hard and Taking Responsibility as well as demonstrating the Little Lever Habits. DAILY REWARDS Each day in PREP time public praise is given to each form group based on the total achievement points the form earned the previous day. This promotes a sense of family, belonging and teamwork. There is also public recognition for individual students who have gone above and beyond to demonstrate our values and habits each day. Here are all the achievement points categories every student is able receive on a daily basis: Be Kind: Helped a member of our team – 1pt Be Kind: Played by the rules so everyone benefitted – 1pt Be Kind: Helping a fellow student – 1pt Be Kind: Was respectful, polite and courteous – 1pt Work Hard: Great answer/response in a lesson – 1pt Work Hard: Great question in a lesson – 1pt Work Hard: Excellent effort and engagement in the lesson – 1pt Work Hard: Did what it takes for as long as it takes – 1pt Work Hard: Never gave up – 1pt Work Hard: An excellent piece of classwork – 1pt Work Hard: Persevered with the hardest work – 1pt Work Hard: Remained positive in the face of adversity – 1pt Take Responsibility: Uniform, Equipment & Planner – 1pt Take Responsibility: Excellent effort in Low Stakes Quiz – 1pt Take Responsibility: Hard the courage to do the right thing – 1pt Take Responsibility: Reading Routes: On a Good Route – 1pt Take Responsibility: Great teamwork – 1pt Be Kind: Excellent Corridor Climate Conduct – 2pts Work Hard: Excellent effort in Step Assessment – 2pts Work Hard: Star Player in the Lesson – 2pts Work Hard: Excellent effort towards the Gold Standard – 2pts Take Responsibility: Reading Routes: Always on it – 2pts Take Responsibility: Reading Routes: Busted Reading – 2pts Take Responsibility: Retrieval Practice deadline met – 2pts Take Responsibility: Magic 15 (100% weekly attendance) – 3pts Be Kind: Kindness Award nomination – 5pts Work Hard: Praise Wall – 5pts Work Hard: House Star Player – 5pts Work Hard: Progress Stars – 5pts and badge Be Kind: Charity Fundraising Star – 10pts Be Kind: Outstanding contribution to school life – 10pts Take Responsibility: Reading Routes: Epic Voyager – 10pts Take Responsibility: 100% attendance over a term – 10pts Work Hard: Praise List – 20pts and entry into Prize Draw for £10 Amazon voucher Work Hard: Gold Award – 25pts and badge Take Responsibility: Headteachers’ Award – 25pts, badge and certificate Work Hard: Rewards Points Champion – badge DAILY REWARD PRIZES Each day we reward the form in each year group who have collectively gained the most points the previous day. The form with the highest points total receive ‘fast-pass’ break and lunchtime stickers for everyone in the form ,which allows them access to the front of the queues for a quicker service. These are announced and distributed every morning on the yard at the form line up by Senior Leaders. Each winning form receives a round of applause by the rest of the year group, sharing their success an nurturing that community spirit of helping every person achieve things they never thought the could. WEEKLY, HALF TERMLY AND TERMLY AWARDS The recipients of these awards will be shared publicly in school, on our website and social media news feeds. They represent outstanding contributions students have made to our values of Be Kind, Work Hard and Take Responsibility. Be Kind Kindness Awards: staff nominate students who go above and beyond in demonstrating acts of kindness both in and out of school. Charity Fundraising Stars: students who go above and beyond in charity work both in-school and in the community. Work Hard Praise List: recognising students who have worked hard in lessons, completed their retrieval practice and successfully managed their own behaviour each fortnight. How do students make the Praise List? Gold Awards: students who appear on every Praise List each term. 125 Winners: students who achieve a net 125 points in the first half term of each term. Reward Points Champions: students who achieve a net 250 points at the end of each term. Take Responsibility Progress Stars: improvements in all aspects of school life – step targets progress, attendance, habits, etc. Magic 15: attending every session every day (3 sessions) for the whole week (15 sessions). HOW CAN PARENTS/CARERS FIND OUT ABOUT THEIR CHILD’S ACHIEVEMENT POINTS? One of the biggest motivating factors for a student is praise from their teachers but most importantly from their parents or carers. It is what young people value the most! SIMS PARENT APP By using our SIMS parent app (link above) you will be able to see the achievement points your child earns each day and the reason for this. A simple conversation to say ‘well done’ can have an enormous impact in encouraging students to keep working hard, keep putting in maximum effort and making them feel a sense of pride and satisfaction at what they have achieved! It can be the catalyst for them to go on and achieve great things. About Us Contact Us Parent Pay SIMS PARENT APP Alumni Privacy Policy Church Street, Little Lever Bolton BL3 1BT 01204 33 33 00 info@little-lever.bolton.sch.uk Directions to the campus © 2021 Little Lever School Designed and Built by Stone Create We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. OK