Rewards at BBA
We all make exceptional things happen every day:
Academically, Professionally, Socially, Personally, Within the community
Daily
- Success cards – awarded and sent home when a student has modelled the Brunel Way.
- Raffle entry – ‘quick win’ rewards for students making the right choices during social time and learning time. Each year team has a raffle ticket ‘tombola’ for weekly prize draws – winners announced in assembly.
- House points – awarded every time a student earns a ‘1’ in class.
Weekly
- Tutor league – Each week top 3 tutor groups for attendance & behaviour in each year gains house points. Heads of houses to reward their top tutors each week.
- Positive phone calls home – By Year Teams, Curriculum Teams & Tutors, all communication logged.
- Hot Chocolate Fridays – Students are nominated by their Year Team have hot chocolate with our Senior Leadership Team.
Termly
- Curriculum competition – Each term different curriculum teams run a competition encompassing a Brunel Way strand, winning students earn house points & reward. Winner announced in end of term assembly.
- Academic Awards – Each teacher can nominate one student per class to receive an academic award.
- House competition – Led by the house team and student council; in line with the Brunel Way strand for the term, winning students earn house points & reward. Winner announced in end of term assembly.
- Attendance – Any individual with 100% attendance for the term earns a termly reward and certificate. Year teams & SLT can each nominate students for most improved ‘wild card’ spot.
- End of term celebration assemblies – Run for each year group. Individual certificates given for 100% attendance, top behaviour points and subject nominations. Tutor group certificate for best attendance and behaviour in the year group. Each certificate gains house points.
Term | Reward | Criteria |
1 | Onsite Movie – Students vote in tutor to choose | Behaviour – ZERO code 3s/4s Plus set number of code 1s. Wildcards nominated by Year teams. |
2 | Cinema Trip | Behaviour – ZERO code 3s/4s Plus set number of code 1s. Wildcards nominated by Year teams. |
3 | Onsite Movie – Students vote in tutor to choose
| Behaviour – ZERO code 3s/4s Plus set number of code 1s. Wildcards nominated by Year teams. |
4 | Reward Trip – Activity TBC | Behaviour – ZERO code 3s/4s Plus set number of code 1s. Wildcards nominated by Year teams. |
5 | Thorpe Park theme park | The Thorpe Park trip will be linked directly to the Brunel Way and the BBA badge system – Criteria TBC. |
6 | Inflatables | House Cup Winner for the year |
End of Year
- Brunel Way Reward – At the start of Term 5, a select number of students in each year group gain a place on the big reward (trip). Each year team will get a small number of ‘wild card’ nominations for most improved students. Last year 200 students were rewarded – 50 per year!
- Sports Day – House points awarded to the winner!
- House Reward – Winner of the house cup, announced at the end of Term 6 celebration assembly. The whole house reward run in the last week of Term 6 e.g., Inflatables.
Brunel Way: BBA Awards
- BBA Award Badges – Throughout their time at BBA students can work to earn badges for each strand of the Brunel Way. For example, 10 subject nominations will earn the ‘academic’ badge or being a student leader will earn the ‘community’ badge. Once a student has earned all five badges, they receive the ‘gold award’.
We all make exceptional things happen every day:
Academically, Professionally, Socially, Personally, Within the community
Curriculum Competition
Term | Curriculum Teams | Brunel Way Strand |
1 | MFL | Academically |
2 | Maths | Academically |
3 | Computing | Professionally |
4 | Science | Socially |
5 | Drama, DT | Personally |
6 | PE & English | Community |
Curriculum competition winners must be submitted in the penultimate week of term, to be announced in the end of term assembly.
Learning support team run competitions throughout the year aligning with Brunel Way.
House Competition
Weekly tutor league:
1st – 30
2nd – 20
3rd – 10
Termly house competition:
1st – 250
2nd – 150
3rd – 50
End of term certificates:
Each individual certificate (attended/behaviour/subject) – 5 house points
Sports day:
1st – 400
2nd – 300
3rd – 200
4th – 100