Behaviour & Rewards
To enable effective teaching and learning to take place so that children are able to achieve their potential, Ellis Guilford fosters an ethos of discipline and respect between children, and between staff and children.
Children are rewarded for good behaviour and an excellent attitude to learning, and sanctions are given for unacceptable behaviour. See Appendix One of the Behaviour Policy to find out about our Guilford Golds points system and the types of negative behaviours for which sanctions are given
EGSpectations for EGScellence
In school, we expect all children and staff to follow our EGS expectations. We call these our EGSpectations for EGScellence!
These are routines that we all adhere to at all times to ensure our school is calm and orderly and focused on learning.
More details on our Behaviour Policy can be found at the bottom of this page under Supporting Documents.
We will be sharing information and videos on this page so children and parents both understand how to be EGScellent!
Recognition for EGScellence is awarded through our Guilford Gold positive points system. More information on this can be found below in the Rewards section.
Calm Corridors
All children are expected to walk around our school in a calm and orderly manner. We do this on the right, in no more than pairs, keeping noise to a minimum, walking quickly and safely. Children have 5-minutes to transition between lessons. This provides sufficient time for children to travel across the school.
Threshold
All children enter our classrooms in a calm and orderly manner. Their teacher greets them at the door and issues their Recall Task (the first activity for their lesson which recaps the knowledge they have learned previously). Teachers say ‘hello’ to children and check their uniform.
Equipment
All children are expected to put their equipment on the desk when they enter a classroom. This includes their EGS Knowledge Organiser, their pencil case, and their EGS planner. Teachers will check that all children have this equipment.
If children do not have their equipment, they will be issued with a B2 for Incorrect Equipment. If children receive two of these in a day, they will receive a 30-minute detention.
All children have an opportunity to request equipment during their line-up in the morning. This prevents the issuing of B2 sanctions during the day.
Uniform
We are proud of our uniform, and we expect all children to be in full uniform at all times. A brief explanation of our uniform EGSpectations can be found below.
Rewards for EGScellence
We are lucky to have such remarkable children in our school, and we want to be able to recognise them whenever possible.
All children have an EGScellence Card which they need to bring to school every day in their EGS Navy Lanyard. EGSellence cards are stamped by staff whenever children are seen displaying our school values: Integrity - Ambition - Equality.
Once complete, pupils can give these to their tutor to exchange for 30 Guilford Gold which they can then spend in our Swap Shop or save for bigger rewards such as Reward Trips.
Guilford Gold are also rewarded on a weekly basis for completed Homework and for Attendance. Students attending school every day receive 20 Guilford Gold and other rewards for every 100% Week.
Click on the slide show below to view our current rewards.
How do Children earn Reward Points (Guilford Gold)?
Rewards are given to show students that we notice when they are being EGScellent! Rewards come in various forms, such as:
- ‘Student of the Lesson’ postcards
- Achievement certificates
- Principal’s Award
- Guilford Gold rewards (achievement points system – see below).
Achievement points (Guilford Gold) are awarded for showing our School Values:
Equality – Integrity – Ambition.
Our achievement points are called Guilford Gold – this is the EGS currency which can be exchanged for Rewards through our school Swap Shop (which opens at lunch-time, and is located in the Guilford building). The rewards in our Swap Shop include: snacks, stationery, sporting goods and bigger rewards such as trips or money-off Year 11 Prom.
Below are examples of how students demonstrate our school values to earn Guilford Gold.
Equality:
- Reporting bullying or safeguarding incidents
- Mentoring other students
- Working successfully in a group
- Standing up for equal rights
- Raising money for charity
- Being a school ambassador
Integrity:
- Completing all work set in lessons
- Assisting teachers
- Putting 100% effort into tasks
- Supporting fellow students
- Ignoring distractions
- Reporting negative behaviour
Ambition:
- Attempting challenge tasks
- Offering detailed and enthusiastic answers
- Asking challenging question or raising learning queries
- Requesting additional work
- Competing outstanding homework
- Attending extra-curricular activities
- Making excellent progress