1. Learning Performance Achievement
Your LPA Journey Begins…
Learning Performance Achievement

2. Rewards Dreams Don’t Work Unless You Do
R1 – Good work or effort in class; good homework; for ‘thinking of the other person’; participation in Session 6; participation in an Academy or House Event; supporting a House Charity Event or helping a member of staff or fellow pupil. Pupils will be awarded 1 point.
R2 – Very good work or sustained effort; 100% attendance for a term; assisting staff to run an Academy event. Pupils will be awarded 2 points and receive a letter or postcard home.
R3 – Consistently high effort or outstanding work; being an excellent role model for other pupils. Pupils will be awarded 3 points and receive a recommendation for ‘Pupil of the Week’.
R4 – Exceptional work or progress; an excellent tracking form; an excellent annual report or for being ‘Pupil of the Week’. Pupils will be awarded 4 points and receive a commendation to the Principal.
Dreams Don’t Work Unless You Do

3. Consequences
C1 - Verbal warning. Intended to encourage a pupil to work without further disrupting the lesson.
C2 - Second warning for poor behaviour or inadequate work. Pupil moved within the classroom. The pupil will receive a negative point and this will be logged on their record.
C3 - Persistent disruption after a C2. Timeout called and the pupil may be removed from the lesson. A C3 may also be issued for inadequate work; walking away from a member of staff; being late to the Academy or a lesson without a valid reason; failing to hand in homework on time; using a mobile phone in class without permission; lack of correct equipment without a valid reason; the abuse of the Academy ICT system; poor behaviour on the bus; eating in the corridor; littering or inappropriate corridor behaviour. When a C3 is given the pupil will receive 4 negative points and a one hour detention in session 6 time. This will be doubled if they fail to attend.
C4 - Second failure to attend a detention; truancy from lessons; aggressive behaviour; serial disruption of lessons or incorrect uniform without a valid reason. Pupils will be placed in isolation.
Making Mistakes Is Part Of Life As Long As We Learn From Them.

4. Effective Participant Reflective Participant
On Your Journey To Success
KEY STAGE THREE
DIPLOMA
Academic Progress
Attendance
Attitude
Literacy & Numeracy
Quality of homework
Effective Participant
(Inside the classroom)
Reflective Participant
(Acting on feedback)

5. On Your Journey To Success
The Lydiard Park Academy Key Stage Three Diploma has been designed to celebrate your personal achievements.
Collect points in eight different areas, with a focus on improving your academic progress.
Points will be awarded three times a year from your tracking form and end of year report and you can achieve a Bronze, Silver or Gold award.
At the end of each academic year you will receive a certificate and reward points depending on your achievement and progress

6. How can I achieve a Diploma?
Academic Progress – 1 to 5 points
If you hit or exceed your target grade you will score points (average grade across subjects). You can score up to 5 points for the progress you are making across your subjects.
Points
On target = 1 points
0.1 AGAT = 2 points
0.2 AGAT = 3 points
0.3 AGAT = 4 points
Over 0.4 AGAT = 5 points.
(*AGAT – Average grade above target)

7. How can I achieve a Diploma?
Attendance – 1 – 5 points
If your attendance is at 98% or higher, you will score 5 points. The minimum attendance requirement at Lydiard Park Academy is 92%.
92% = 1 point
93% - 95% = 2 points
95.1% - 96% = 3 points
96.1 – 97.9% = 4 points
98% or above = 5 points

8. How can I achieve a Diploma?
Diploma Qualities – up to 5 points per quality
For each of the tracking scores, the average scores across subjects for each quality will be added together to give a score out of 20
Attitude
Quality of Homestudy
Reflective Participant
Effective Participant

9. How can I achieve a Diploma?
Literacy and Numeracy awards will be awarded at Bronze, Silver and Gold level. Each level is worth 5 points. The aim for each pupil is to achieve a Bronze in Year 7, a Silver in Year 8 and a Gold by the end of Year 9.

10. Certificate Award Points
You can earn a certificate and reward points each academic year
Estimated Points Boundaries, Are You On Track?
Bronze – 20/30 points (60 after 3 tracking points)
Silver – 23/30 points or above (70 after 3 tracking points)
Gold – 27/30 points or above (80 after 3 tracking points)
End of Year Bench Marks (Example is including Lit. and/or Num. awards)
Bronze – 60/100 points (needs Lit. and/or Num. award) = 25 reward points
Silver –70/100 points or above (needs Lit. and/or Num. award) = 50 reward points
Gold – 80/100 points or above (with Lit. and Num. award) = 75 reward points
If you receive a Gold in each year of KS3, you will receive a
Platinum Governors award.

11. Pre-LPA Journey Tasks
Over the summer pupils will be asked to complete 3 tasks and sign up to a serious of pledges.
Tasks
Read and prepare a review of a new book of your choice (written or technology based)
2. Write a letter to your future self as a 16 year old
What are your LPA hopes?
What are your LPA fears?
What do you want to achieve by the time you leave LPA?
What job would you like to do when you have your qualifications?
Who is going to help you on your journey to success?
3. Create a ‘Me Capsule’. In this capsule you can include anything that tells your tutor and classmates about you. It can contain anything from photos, to a music concert ticket, to a snake skin
Due on the first day back

12. LPA Pledges & Survey Pledges
Throughout the day tomorrow we will be speaking to pupils about creating a set of pledges that are specific to their new year group. Once decided, pupils will be challenged to meet them all in year 7.
Survey
To help us find out even more about our new intake, pupils will be asked to complete a short 12 question survey. The link will is already embedded on the LPA VLE in the news section.

13. Learning Potential Achieved
Your LPA Journey Ends…
Learning Potential Achieved