At Thornaby Academy we want to celebrate the success and student achievements. We have a range of rewards for students with excellent attendance and those making improvements. Some examples of current awards are listed below.
- Positive Reward Points
- PRIDE cards
- Weekly attendance lottery
- Tutor group of the week based on attendance and behaviour for learning
- Half termly recognition letter and reward for 100%
- Termly recognition letter and reward for 100%
- Themed incentives throughout the year
- Termly prize draw for 100% attendance
- VIP breakfast brunch for those students achieving 100% over the course of an Academic year.
Attendance Intervention and Support
For those students below the Academy target of 96%. We have a range of intervention available to support students to make improvements. Outlined below are some of the interventions that we currently use:
- Tutor/Head of House and Attendance Officer support with issues affecting attendance
- Close Monitoring of attendance – progress tracked by student and tutor
- Individual incentives where appropriate
- Individual interventions
- Parents notified of concern
- Early intervention meetings
- Referrals to other agencies if required