AAESS House System

AAESS

Al Ain English Speaking School

Secondary School

House System

Recognition & Rewards Policy

The school supports a house merit system (house points) and all staff are expected to apply it consistently, according to the criteria laid out here.

Verbal praise and encouragement should be used often and in every lesson.
Academic effort & achievement, inter-house sporting events, and contribution to school life are factors that are used to reward students.

AAESS House system splits every student into the following Houses:
Rukh
Phoenix
Dragon
Griffin

House Points should be given to any pupil who achieves over and above the General Academic Expectations. House points feed into the overall House point totals managed and maintained via House Captains and the Head of House.

• House Points will be awarded in the form of a paper card handed to a student to keep and collect. The House Point cards are to be handed in to the Form Tutor for recording purposes at the end of the week during Tutor Time.
• A House Point can be given to an individual or to a group.
• When awarding a House Point, the member of staff will sign and identify the reason for awarding the house point, in order to validate it.
• Only one House Point will be awarded at a time. This is so that the merit system retains value.
• If an effort or an achievement or is of such a high standard that it is deserving of more than 1 House point, the pupil will be referred to the HOD or HOKS. These people can award one additional House Point.
This will achieve two outcomes
• It gives the HOD/HOKS the opportunity to see evidence of high achievement and to further praise the pupil.
• To ensure consistency of reward by limiting the number of House Points given out at any one time

Recognition of pupils reaching a certain number of house points will be as follows:

House Points	Award
15	Bronze Certificate	Tutor awards during Tutor Time or assembly	Note in Dairy
30	Silver Certificate	HOKS presents during assembly	Letter/Email of praise sent home by HOKS
45	Gold Certificate	HOKS presents during assembly. A Prize will also be awarded.	Letter/Email of praise sent home by HOKS
75	Platinum Certificate	AP Presents during end of Term/Year assembly. A Prize will also be awarded.	Letter/Email of praise sent home by AP

CRITERIA FOR THE AWARDING OF HOUSE POINTS
1	The achievement of outstanding work, shown by a top grade or mark
2	The achievement of a high test result or personal best
3	The sustained improvement in the standard of work over several weeks
4	Showing initiative in the production of voluntary work of a good standard
5	Determination and effort in tackling areas of weakness, or meeting set goals and academic targets
6	Keeping a neat, well maintained Planner for half a term. Signed by parents every week.	Awarded by the Form Tutor half-termly
7	Wearing full school uniform for a complete half term	Awarded by tutor half termly
8	Helping the School Community outside of school hours. (1 HP per event). This includes the following:
		Parents evenings
		Register monitor (Half termly)
		Helping to clean & organize equipment
		Involvement in sponsored events & other charity events
		Taking part in assemblies
		Taking part in concerts & productions
		Form litter duty
		Reception duty FOS Events Bake Sales Arabic competitions Science Fair etc…
		Showing visitors around school
9	Taking part in Extra-curricular activities	Music, Drama etc...
		Math’s Challenge, Mock trials etc...
		Attending practice matches on a regular basis
		Attending clubs (half termly)
		SRC participation
10	Acting responsibly and with concern for others	Assisting new pupils to settle into school
		Handing in found items (and acting honesty)
11	Participating in Inter–House Competitions

12	Participating in community activities	Representing Al Ain in sporting or other activities

13	Miscellaneous individual and whole school efforts and achievements