Praise and Reward
The school aims to promote high standards of behaviour, self-discipline and learning through positive encourgement and rewards.
Particular effort or achievement is rewarded in a number of ways.
Jack Petchey
Charles Darwin School is part of the Jack Petchey Foundation Achievement Awards scheme: a reward and recognition initiative which enables schools and youth organisations to celebrate the achievements of their young people as well as receive additional funding.
As a Jack Petchey Awards Gold school we are able to make nine awards during the course of the school year to recognise students’ outstanding effort or achievement both in and out of school.
Each month students and staff are invited to nominate a pupil from a designated year group and then have the opportunity to vote for one of the nominations in the ballot.
“The Jack Petchey Award is open to all year groups and across all subjects at Charles Darwin School,” explains Mrs Rees, Deputy Headteacher and co-ordinator of the award. “We see this as a valuable way of recognising the efforts and achievements of pupils as well as inspiring them and developing their self-confidence. It is always a pleasure to see how many committed and motivated young people there are at the local awards.”
Click on the links on the right to see the year's winners.
Progress Pens
SPRING 2025
Year 7: Logan Ashton, Leanne Clark, Gabriela Hodoroaba
Year 8: Rosha Afshar, Harley Murphy, Ria White
Year 9: Charlotte Duncombe, Harry James, Maggie McCarthy
Year 10: Harley Bartolo, Lacie John, Mia Martin, Harri Pickstock
Year 11: Avaleigh Atkins, Billy Kent, Davina Osafo
Year 12: Henry Booth, Jasmine O’Brien
Year 13: Summe Nash, Maisie Loxdale
Summer 2023/2024
Year7: Alex Buxton-Wilmott, Megan Gale, Salome Ocampo Berney
Year 8: Joshua Clarke, Thomas Hamer, Elsie Welfare-Lee
Year 9: Leo Currier, Darja Domkova
Year 10: Billy Kent
Year 12: Ellie Berry, Tallulah Hughes, Sam Wilkinson
Spring/Summer 2022/2023
Year 7: Olly Davies, Isabella Saunders, Harrison Stimson
Year 8: Harley Bartolo, Maksym Kryvylo, Naomi McKenzie, Ruby-Leigh Sheehy
Year 9: Bobby Buttle, Demi Ditchburn, Seren Malcolmson, Connie Smith
Year 10: Thomas Alexander, Jack Gatland, Reggie Williams
Year 11: Oscar Brocklehurst, William Clement, Jessica Grace, Gabriela Ormston
Year 12: Pascaline Akas Chukwuoha, Lemar McKoy
Year 13: Erin Hartley, Ethan Ferguson, Nyah Sawyer
Achievement Points
Charles Darwin School promotes high standards of behaviour, self-discipline and learning through positive encouragement and reward.
When students do something well, teachers will recognise this by speaking to them in class, writing positive feedback on work and giving high marks. This could include a good note in a student's planner.
Particular effort or achievement is rewarded by Achievement Points. Achievement points totals are communicated home via ‘Satchel One’ and on school reports, with leaders across the school named in ‘The Link’ newsletter.
Students collect Achievement points across Year 7-11 : Aspire points (for directing hopes or ambitions to achieve something through commitment and/or leadership); Endeavour points (for trying hard to do or achieve something) and Achieve points (for successfully bringing about or reaching a desired result)