Recognition & Rewards

Celebrating Success at Trinity Academy Leeds

 At Trinity Academy Leeds, we proudly celebrate the remarkable achievements of our students, both in and out of the classroom. By living out our school mantra—reach higher, see further, and shine brighter—our students are encouraged to strive for excellence in every aspect of their education. 

 Central to our approach is our commitment to recognising and rewarding students who embody our core values of respect, responsibility, empathy, and honesty. These values are the foundation of our community and guide our students to develop resilience, a positive attitude, and the determination to overcome challenges. 

 Our rewards system is a key part of this journey, fostering intrinsic motivation and helping students take pride in their accomplishments. By embracing challenges, working towards their goals with determination, and learning from setbacks, students build the confidence and mindset needed to thrive in all areas of life. 

At Trinity Academy Leeds, every success is celebrated, and every effort is valued. Together, we create a supportive community where students consistently aspire to reach higher, see further, and shine brighter. 

• Achievement Points : Our students are awarded achievement points for outstanding contributions to lessons and to the school community. This may be for an exceptional and insightful contribution to discussion or for producing an outstanding piece of work. Students also earn achievement points through demonstrating our Core Values: Honesty, Empathy, Respect and Responsibility.  
• Always Students: At Trinity Academy Leeds an Always Student finished a term with 100% attendance, 0 Behavioir Points and a number of Achievement Points. They are a Cultural Architect and always a role model to their peers. They embody our Core Values. Always Students are celebrated with a personalised letter to parents each term they meet the criteria.  
•  Badges : Our culture of excellence is visible to all. Our students wear their badges with pride on the left lapel of their blazer. In Key Stage 4, students do not complete Masters of Recall, but are still encouraged to achievement point badges. The thresholds are the same as Key Stage 3.
• Termly Treat: To ensure every child feels valued and celebrated as an individual, each student is given a termly treat on the final day of term. This is often linked to the public holidays. For example, at Easter students are given an Easter Egg. At Christmas students are given a Selection Box.  

 Celebrating Student Achievements at  KS3

 At Trinity Academy Leeds, our rewards system recognises and highlights excellence across all areas of school life. By celebrating students who demonstrate our core values of respect, responsibility, empathy, and honesty, we create a culture that inspires everyone to achieve their best. 

Weekly Awards

• Head of Year (HOY) Award: Each week, the Head of Year selects a student who has displayed excellence across the academy. These students receive 15 Achievement Points (APs) and a certificate. 
• Involve Award: This award celebrates students nominated by staff for exceptional work or for demonstrating our core values in extracurricular clubs. Recipients are awarded 15 APs. 
• Principal Award: This prestigious award recognises students who show consistent excellence throughout the week in attendance, behaviour, attitude to learning, and commitment to our high standards. Winners earn 20 APs. 
• Mathematician of the Week: Recognising outstanding achievements in Maths, this award celebrates weekly excellence in the subject with 10 APs. 
• Empower Purple Star: Following each Empower trip, staff nominate students who have displayed outstanding effort or demonstrated our core values. Winners receive 15 APs. 
• Linguist of the Week: Celebrating success in Spanish lessons, this award recognises students who shine in language learning, awarding them 10 APs. 

These awards reflect our dedication to helping students reach higher, see further, and shine brighter, fostering a culture of excellence, positivity, and resilience within our academy community. When one of our community succeeds, we all succeed!  

Celebrating Student Achievements at  KS4

By Key Stage 4, we aim to have embedded a deep sense of pride in achieving personal success. Students in Year 10 and 11 have learned to be intrinsically motivated, with outstanding outcomes being the main reward. This is achieved through our Key Stage 3 rewards programme, Masters of Recall results days, careers inputs and Personal Development curriculum. However, we do still recognise and reward success to continue to reinforce and celebrate positive habits. 

Weekly Awards 

Students receive weekly awards in their assembly. Staff members in any capacity nominate students for one of 5 awards. The nominations are carefully considered by their Head of Year and a winner is selected. Weekly award recipients also receive a £5 Amazon gift voucher. The weekly awards are as follows: 

• Principal Commendation Award : Awarded to a student that demonstrates consistent excellents during the week, this encompasses attendance, behaviour, attitude to learing and commitment to excellence.
• Home Learning Award : Awarded to a student that has completed their home learning to a high standard and completed additional questions/accessed additional resources.
• Prep Star : Awarded to the student who has demonstrated hard work and diligence to their studies in prep.
• Reach Higher Award : Awarded for a piece of work that demonstrates excellent commitment to their students.  This is for a one-off beautiful piece of work, such as a piece of artwork, a performance or a task in lesson.
• Shine Brighter Award : Awarded for an outstanding demonstration of core values or excellent character. (A one-off event)

Celebration Assemblies 

At the end of each term the Head of Year delivers a Celebration Assembly to highlight their year group’s successes. Within the assembly, a significant number of awards are announced. Each award is paired with achievement points for the recipient. Team success is also highlighted through Sparx Maths leaderboards and The Build completion rates. 

Subject Awards. One for each curriculum area. The Subject Award is selected by Curriculum Leaders. One single student per faculty who has consistently demonstrated excellence, made exceptional progress and demonstrated exemplary conduct received the award. 

Religion and Ethics Award. One for each Build Team. This is awarded to the student who has consistently offered mature and insightful contributions to discussion around the weekly topic.