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 – Weekly raffle draw winners from year team Brunel way raffle to 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 behavior 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 Themepark | 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
| Term | Competition | Brunel Way Strand |
| 1 | UNO | |
| 2 | ||
| 3 | ||
| 4 | ||
| 5 | ||
| 6 |
* competition winners must be submitted in the penultimate week of term, to be announced in the end of term assembly.
House Point Reward Value
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/behavior/subject) – 5 house points
Sports day:
1st – 400
2nd – 300
3rd – 200
4th – 100
