Born from our motto “Learning to be Extraordinary” and the extraordinary actions that our students take every day, and particularly during lockdown in March – July 2020, the Extraordinary Me Awards are a recognition of development of character. The Extraordinary Me Home Learning Awards celebrated the remarkable actions our students took during the lockdown period and acknowledged their development of character. Extraordinary times called for extraordinary awards.
Georgiana B
Our first student to collect all of her Gold certificates for the Extraordinary Me Home Learning Awards. She completed online courses to find out more about brain surgery because she wants to be a surgeon; helped her family develop better environmental habits; supported friends; volunteered in her village and built up her creativity skills with her artwork. Many students swiftly followed suit, with our students consistently demonstrating how extraordinary they are.
Further articles celebrating our students extraordinary successes can be found here:
Sam R, Yr 7
Extraordinary Me Awards – recognition of the learning journey
Extraordinary young people deserve to continue having their growth as an individual recognised and celebrated. Our awards follow the learning journey that students take through CSIA with Year 6 students starting on their Foundation Award to support their transition into CSIA and continuing on to the Year 11 Graduate Award. Our Character Values are then further recognised at VIth Form with the Honours Programme. The activities on the learning journey allow students to develop and demonstrate our values. We are proud to work with such an amazing community of young people. The well rounded individual that is ready for life beyond school has the confidence to share with others their achievements and lead by example, with integrity and altruism. Our Awards provide our students with a record of their achievements to celebrate their positive successes.
“This has helped me because it has given me the opportunity to learn how to become a better person and better my skills in some areas to help me become a more rounded individual, not just academically. It has also given me the opportunity to explore my interests and how I might use them to help people.”
Ruby M, Year 10
Bronze
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| Maintain attendance at 97% or above |
| Lead a part of a lesson or assembly |
| Engage in house and community events |
| Fulfil acts of kindness |
| Attend at least one co-curricular activity at least once per week |
| Engage in a careers event |
| Represent your peers and exercise your student voice |
| Actively seek and earn praise points |
| Experience structured revision prior to formal assessments |
| Reflect on assessment performance and plan for improvements |
| Develop good homework habits |
| Fulfil a student leadership position |
| I am a Character Champion |
| CSIA Volunteering Award |
| Seek opportunities for personal wellbeing |
Silver
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| Maintain attendance at 97% or above |
| Attend at least one co-curricular activity at least once per week |
| Engage in house and community events |
| Fulfil acts of kindness |
| Post 16 Encounter |
| Engage in a careers event |
| Succeed in end of year exams |
| Actively seek and earn praise points |
| Higher Education Encounter |
| Apply for a student leadership position |
| I am a Character Champion |
| CSIA Volunteering Award |
| Seek opportunities for personal wellbeing |
Gold
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| Maintain attendance at 97% or above |
| Attend at least one co-curricular activity at least once per week |
| Attend a KS4 Options interview and plan for your future |
| Fulfil acts of kindness |
| Post 16 Encounter |
| Engage in a careers event |
| Attend the ‘How to Revise’ evening |
| Reflect on exams and plan for success |
| Select your most effective strategies for success in planned revision |
| Actively seek and earn praise points |
| Higher Education Encounter |
| Fulfil a student leadership position |
| I am a Character Champion |
| CSIA Volunteering Award |
| Seek opportunities for personal wellbeing |
Diamond
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| Maintain attendance at 97% or above |
| Attend at least one co-curricular activity at least once per fortnight |
| Apply for a VI Form Mini Scholarship |
| Fulfil acts of kindness |
| Higher Education Encounter |
| Fulfil a student leadership positions |
| Experience a revision study day |
| Complete aspirational work experience |
| Regular targeted revision based on teacher feedback |
| Reflect on exam results day and plan for future success |
| Adopt a healthy lifestyle for exam success |
| Fulfil a student leadership position |
| I am a Character Champion |
| Meet with a careers adviser |
| Seek opportunities for personal wellbeing |
Graduate
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| Maintain attendance at 97% or above |
| Attend at least one co-curricular activity at least once per fortnight |
| Investigate future career plans |
| Fulfil acts of kindness |
| Reflect on mock exams and plan for success |
| Attend VI Form Open Evening and plan for your future |
| Attend the VI Form Experience |
| Attend the Post 16 Experience Day |
| Apply to VI Form or CSMS |
| Attend VI Form interview |
| Take ownership or a comprehensive programme of revision |
| Meet with a careers adviser |
| Apply for VI Form Scholarship programme |
| Reflect on exam results and be proud of achievements |
| Seek opportunities for personal wellbeing |
