How our Points System Works:
Points Period: Points run from Friday to Thursday each week
- Daily Maximum: 20 points can be earned each day.
- Fresh Start Approach: Points are awarded in short intervals (1 lesson = 2 points).
- Clean Slate: Each lesson offers a fresh start for earning points.
How to Earn Your Points
- Try Your Best: Demonstrating effort in activities.
- Be Safe: Following safety guidelines and showing care towards others.
- Each Behaviour: Worth 2 points per session.
Weekly Rewards
- On Wednesday children make their 3 choices for Friday activity – if they earn 65% or more, they’ll get one of their choices! The higher the points, the better chance of getting first choice.
- Points are tallied on Thursday.
- After school on Thursday, adults will group children for their reward activities. Children are made aware which activity they have earned in class on Friday morning.
- Friday afternoon Reward Activities (12:45 pm – 2:00 pm) based on points earned.
- Celebration of achievements during Friday’s Praise Assembly.
Points are earned and never lost or taken away
- Pupils can earn up to 20 points a day, totalling 100 points for the week. If pupils earn 65 points or more in a week then they can access activities on Friday afternoon, however if pupils earn less than this then they will be in reflection where they will discuss their week with a member of staff and catch up on any missed learning.
- If a pupil earns more than 90 points for five consecutive weeks, they will receive a personalised target in week six. If they meet this target, they will earn a light blue shirt.
- If a pupil earns more than 97 points for five consecutive weeks, they will receive a personalised target in week six. If they meet this target, they will earn a hoody.
Light Blue Shirt Benefits
- More likely to get skills & activity choices
- Recognisably more trustworthy
Hoody Benefits
- Hoody Rewards at lunch time (sweet treat or snack)
- More likely to get their first choices for skills & activities
- Recognisably most trustworthy
- Separate hoody raffle
- Can use Chromebook’s during wet play
- Hoodies can sit on the benches for assemblies.
Maintaining a shirt or hoody
- Once a pupil has earned a light blue shirt or hoody, they will be expected to continue achieving the same point level required to receive it (90 points for shirts and 97 points for hoodies).
- If a pupil earns fewer than the required points in a given week, it will count as a “grace week.” A second week below the required points will mean they revert to a standard colour shirt. A third week in which they fall below the required points will result in the loss of their shirt or hoody.
- If a pupil with a hoody or light blue shirt has a week with multiple incidents, the senior leadership team may decide to remove their status. This will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
Therapeutic Thinking
At Larwood we recognise the links between behaviour, feelings, and experiences.
Our approach to behaviour management is aligned with the Therapeutic Thinking training. Our school’s central purpose is children’s learning and their overall well-being.
Therefore, we aim to:
- Create positive experiences for all pupils
- Protect the physical and emotional wellbeing of all members of the school community
- Maintain a safe, calm environment that enables all pupils to learn
- Analyse and interpret all behaviour as a form of communication
- Ensure all pupils are provided with what they need to develop valued behaviour
- Explicitly teach valued behaviours, so that pupils make progress
- Analyse and reduce suspensions and exclusions
- Eliminate prejudice, discrimination, bullying, and all forms of abuse
Why do we physically intervene?
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