Rewards

At New Line Learning Academy, we believe that recognising and celebrating positive behaviours and accomplishments is key to creating a supportive and motivating learning environment. Rewards play an important role in encouraging students to make good choices, engage actively in their learning, and contribute positively to our school community and the wider world. By acknowledging effort, improvement, kindness, and achievement, we help students feel valued and inspired to continue growing both academically and personally. Our rewards system is designed to reinforce the values we share as a school, and to help every student feel proud of their progress and contributions.

Turning values into actions

Our school values are at the core of our rewards structure at New Line Learning. Students are rewarded for demonstrating integrity, equality, collaboration, respect, resilience and strong work ethic both in their lessons and around the school. The following rewards recognise the many ways in which our students turn these values into action.

Rewards	How students qualify	What are students issued?	When is the reward issued?
'Believe and Achieve' Student of the Week	Awarded to KS3 and KS4 students selected by their Head of Year	Certificate and voucher for a free cake/cookie from the canteen	Weekly in the Student Bulletin
Head of School Award	Awarded to students nominated by a member of staff for exemplary conduct, achievement or contribution in or outside of school	Certificate and £5 voucher	Weekly Head of School Awards ceremony
Achievement points	Awarded in lessons and around the school to students who demonstrate one of the school values: Integrity, Resilience, Respect, Collaboration, Equality and Strong Work Ethic	Achievement points accumulate on a student’s record and build towards achievement awards (see below)	Lessons
Achievement Awards	Issued at intervals of 100 house points	Certificate and Amazon voucher	Year Group assemblies
Subject awards	Students are nominated within departments for exceptional effort, achievement or attainment	Certificate, seasonal prize and/or voucher	End of Term 2, 4 and 6 assemblies
Behaviour	Students who maintain a perfect behaviour record with no behaviour incidents are promoted to ‘Conduct Champions’ and receive special privileges each term
Behaviour	All students who maintain a streak of perfect behaviour at selected times throughout the year, with no recorded behaviour incidents during our specified weeks, will be entered into a prize draw to win a prize worth £25 (two prizes per year group)

Recognising the importance of independence

In order to become effective life-long learners, we know that students need to develop successful habits of independent learning and self-determination. To that end, the following rewards recognise effort and attainment in the context of home learning and revision.

Rewards	How students qualify	What are students issued?	When is the reward issued?
Homework	Nominations from class teachers for being a ‘homework hero’	Certificate for all nominees Homework hamper for one student per year group	End of Term assemblies
Homework	Students who complete their homework in any subject will receive homework points	5 achievement points	Lessons

Attendance matters

The research is clear: attendance has a direct impact on attainment and wellbeing. At New Line Learning we encourage our students to rise to the challenge of having the best possible attendance because we know that it will open the door to long-term success.

Attendance points	Students can earn 3 achievement points for every week in which they have 95% attendance, and 5 achievement points for a week of 100% attendance
Attendance	All pupils who maintain a 20-day full streak of attendance during our specified weeks will receive a prize at break time.
Attendance	All pupils who achieve 95% attendance in a term will be entered into our prize draw, with choices of AirPods, vouchers and smart watches up for grabs. This resets each term.
Attendance	Year 10 and 11 pupils will receive VIP weeks, where they are rewarded for a two-week streak of attendance with daily VIP privileges.
Attendance	Students who maintain 100% attendance each term are entered into the ‘100% club’ and receive special privileges and entry into a prize draw each term.

Trips and opportunities

In the course of each academic year, every year group will also be offered a rewards trip or opportunity, recognising students who consistently go above and beyond to embody the school values and maintain the highest standards of engagement. The details of these experiences change every year to reflect the changing interests of our students, with an indicative example below.

Term	Year group	Opportunity
Term 1	Year 10	Super starters bowling trip: students who have made a fantastic start to their Key Stage 4 curriculum are invited to attend a bowling trip with their Head of Year
Term 1	Year 7	Fine Diners: students who have shown resilience and kindness during the transition to secondary school are invited to a sit-down lunch with their Head of Year and the Head of School
Term 2	Year 11	Golden Tickets: a select number of students will receive a ‘Golden Ticket’ in their mock results envelope inviting them to a special rewards event with their Head of Year
Term 2	All year groups	Select students will receive an invitation for themselves and a parent/carer to attend a Christmas dinner with members of the Senior Leadership Team
Term 3	Year 9	Cinema visit for students who are showing tenacity and perseverance as they near the end of their Key Stage Three journey
Term 4	Year 8	Adventure Golf afternoon for students who have shown high levels of engagement across the academic year
Term 4	All year groups	Select students will receive an invitation for themselves and a parent/carer to attend an Easter Egg Hunt with members of the Senior Leadership Team
Term 6	All year groups	Select students will receive an invitation for themselves and a parent/carer to attend an afternoon tea event on the school field with members of the Senior Leadership Team