Pledges
Hall Park Academy Pledges
Students are expected to gain a breadth of experiences throughout their time at Hall Park Academy. Students are awarded Pledges for their wider contribution to school events, activities and work in the community. Each student has a Pledge Passport which contains the 10 Pledges. Pledges are authorised by Tutors and Head of Houses upon completion.
Students are required to gain the following:
- Student will complete 8 Pledges in total
- Successful completion of the required Pledges will enable students to attend the Year 11 Prom.
Hall Park Academy Pledges
To successfully participate in residential trips.
- Students must ensure they represent the Academy in line with academy ethos, values and code of conduct. Examples: - French/German/Belgium/ski trip
To represent the Academy in Sports.
- Students must represent the Academy consistently in sports events or teams (inter-school).
Examples: - Football, athletics, netball, basketball
To contribute to Academy Performing Arts events.
- Students must contribute consistently towards Performing Arts events
Examples:-music, dance, drama, backstage crew
To organise and actively participate in at least 6 different assemblies.
- Students must participate in either a tutor, house or year assembly.
To organise and actively participate in at least 3 fundraising events.
- Students must get involved in fundraising events in tutor time, house charities or whole school events. All fundraising events must be different.
Example: - house charity events, children in need, sports relief, comic relief, shoebox appeal
Represent the Academy/House in at least 10 different events.
- Example: - inter-house sports, inter-house academic competitions, poetry, it’s a knockout
To take part in community projects.
- Students must make a significant contribution to the local community.
Example: - sports leaders, Duke of Edinburgh, student voice, carol concert, primary school visit.
To participate in activities that support others within the Academy.
- Students must consistently support their peers in a range of ways.
Example: - mentoring, coaching, paired reading, inductions, options evening.
To attend cultural or sports events outside of school.
- Students must demonstrate a consistent commitment to a range of cultural or sporting events outside of school. Example: - theatre trips, sports events.
To read 3 novels per year and complete a book review for each.
- Students must read a minimum of 3 books throughout the school year and provide a review of each of the books. Example: - To Kill A Mockingbird – Written review to tutor/Verbal presentation to tutor group