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Whitstable Junior School is based in Whitstable, Kent and has around 250 pupils. Behaviour had always been good in the school, but they wanted to find something that would get them to the next level of excellent behaviour, and motivate those pupils who need an extra push, without being time consuming for teachers.
Tom Tsangarides, Physical Education Co-ordinator, Whitstable Junior School said, “We started using Carrot Rewards in September 2015 and it has already made a really big difference in our school.
"We have used it to customise our own unique reward scheme. We have chosen to award points automatically for presumed good behaviour, but give teachers the option to deduct points for disruptive behaviourin the form of yellow cards (minus 10 points) and red cards (minus 20 points)."
"The positive effect of Carrot Rewards in the school is easy to see. In September 2015 25% of pupils received a red or yellow card, but this quickly changed once pupils got used to the new rewards scheme, and in June only 5% of pupils received a red or yellow card."
"The class with the most p[oints each week is awarded a "Whitstable Bubble Cheque". These are added up throughout the year to earn treats suggested by pupils, such as a class trip to the beach for ice cream, or a trip to the cinema. This creates a team atmosphere in the classroom where all pupils recognise that they need to all behave well to earn the treat they want."
"Every three weeks a text is sent home saying that a child has show excellent behaviour if they have had no points deducted. Pupils really are engaged and motivated, and regularly log in to their MyStickers account, to keep track of their rewards, and personalise their own avatar."
"Carrot Rewards is also popular with teachers at Whitstable as because all rewards are automatically recorded and deductions are logged automatically it saves a lot of time. Teachers also like they have access to up to the minute leader boards to trac precisely how pupils, classes, subjects are doing across the school."
"The first year of using Carrot Reards has been a great success and we now have plans to use more of the system and take it to the next level. From September 2016 extra rewards will be available for pupils who go beyond the expected good behaviour for things like good presentation and manners. The prizes given will be smaller but given more frequently. Pupils have been asked for theirt suggestions, which so far includes extra ICT time and sitting on benches instead of the floor in the school hall."
"Carrot Rewards has already made a big difference in our school, and we are only using it as its most simple level. We have exciting plans for Carrot Rewards at Whitstable and I'm excited to see how it will evolve!"
