Our Approach and Beliefs

Invested Education seeks to provide a personalised educational experience that identifies and responds to the circumstances and needs of each individual young person. In doing so, we believe we will enable every individual to fulfil their potential and become successful.

We believe that the most effective teaching and learning takes place in a well-managed environment: one that is calm, happy and safe for the whole school community. Our ethos is founded on ‘mutual respect and responsible behaviour’.

Our Expectations

We believe all our students deserve to achieve their full potential. We encourage success by having high expectations. Students are encouraged to follow the rule of the "Three R's"and be:

Ready - To learn

Respectful - Of staff, students and the school environment

Responsible - by holding themselves and others to account.

Our Rewards

At Invested education, we understand rewards are key to making students feel valued and ensuring that their efforts are celebrated. Recognising their achievements and celebrating progress helps to motivate students and encourage them to continually demonstrate positive behaviours.

Students are able to earn “Invested Rewards” during the school day for numerous reasons. Invested Rewards can be received for:

Arriving at school on time

Handing in their mobile telephone

Random acts of kindness

Showing progress

Going above and beyond

Helping staff

Promoting positive behaviour

Students are also able to earn up to 3 Invested Rewards per lesson, these are for following the “Three R’s” and being:

Ready

Respectful

Responsible

Each Invested Reward token equals one point. Students can cash in their tokens for a voucher, agreed by staff.

100 tokens = £10 vouchers

200 tokens = £20 vouchers

300 tokens = £30 vouchers

400 tokens = £40 vouchers

500 tokens = £50 vouchers

Positive behaviour can also be rewarded with:

Verbal praise

Postcards/phone calls home to parents/carers

Displaying work on the Invested Wow wall.

Awards and certificates

“Golden Time” – A range of reward-based activities

Our Consequences

At Invested Education we aim to resolve a student’s presenting issues by using a range of behavioural management techniques before it requires the need for sanctions as we understand many of our students have a range of SEMH needs, have faced trauma, or have ACE’s. However, we also believe that sometimes sanctions are needed to ensure students are held accountable for their actions.

The sanctions used at Invested are used to resolve rather than escalate a situation and may include:

A verbal reprimand

Sending student out of class

Removal of privileges

Letters/phone calls home

Loss of break or lunchtime

Afterschool detention

More serious incidents may result in:

A change in the school day

(change of classroom, change of timetable, reduced timetable)

Suspension

Permanent Exclusion