The Gainsborough Pledge will be at the very heart of empowering students to be confident, well-rounded, enthusiastic, caring, happy, can-do people, ready for the wider world.

The Gainsborough Way and the Gainsborough Pledge develop personal skills and attributes and broaden our students horizons.

At The Gainsborough Academy, we aim to send all young people into an ever changing world able and qualified to play their full part in it. The qualified aspect of this speaks for itself; we aim for our students to achieve strong qualifications that support them in their next steps of education, training or employment. 

Furthermore, a student who makes that commitment to the Gainsborough Pledge will develop independence and self-discipline by augmenting their participation, performance, communication, creativity and cultural capital. 

Pledge Categories

Active Citizenship

Preparing you for life in modern society

Life Skills

Equipping you to deal with a range of life experiences

Cultural Experiences

Enabling you to learn about your local community and support diversity

about the pledges

Over each key stage, students will be expected to complete all Bronze, Silver and Gold tasks for each of the 3 categories. 

Active Citizenship
WE BELIEVE IN OURSELVES | WE TAKE RISKS AND RISE TO A CHALLENGE | WE DREAM BIG | WE TAKE PRIDE IN OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY
Life Skills
WE WORK HARD AND NEVER GIVE LESS THAN OUR BEST | WE TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR CHOICES AND ACTIONS | WE ARE PREPARED TO MAKE MISTAKES AND LEARN FROM THEM | WE ARE EQUIPPED TO LEARN
Cultural Experiences
CELEBRATING ACADEMY COMMUNITY | LOCAL UNDERSTANDING | EXTERNAL EXPERIENCES | SUPPORTING DIVERSITY | EXTENDED READING
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Why are we encouraging students to achieve pledges?

  • Pledges encourage students to get involved in a wide range of different activities in school and outside school.
  • Students will gain a wide variety of new and exciting experiences which will increase self-esteem, raise confidence, make them feel ‘good’ about themselves
  • They inspire students to have drive and tenacity, to stick at a task, to understand how to set, work towards and achieve long term goals.
  • Students will gain valuable life experiences and skills to help them progress to further study and an exciting career, putting them on a path to success.
  • They help shape students to become more prosperous, well-rounded young adults.
  • Above all, pledges help students to have a more valuable and enjoyable experience at school.

Why are Pledges important?

  • The Gainsborough Pledge sets high expectations for our students and demands personal accountability
  • Students will be provided with new experiences, learn new skills, develop existing knowledge, gain in confidence and grow as an individual and as a ‘team player.’
  • Together, the attributes and skills developed throughout the Gainsborough Pledge aim to develop students' aspirations about their future, their abilities and drive them on to great things.
  • The Gainsborough Pledge embodies the Gainsborough Way and this is an expectation of our entire school community.

Key stage 3

At Key Stage 3, the Gainsborough Pledges will be delivered as part of PHSE curriculum. Students will participate in bespoke Pledge lessons each half term as well as having the opportunity to discuss Pledge tasks with their teacher on a weekly basis.

It is the student’s responsibility to complete tasks in their own time and upload their evidence onto their Google Classroom when they feel they have successfully completed a task. This will be monitored by their PHSE teacher and HOY.

key stage 4

At Key stage 4 there is more emphasis on students taking responsibility and being self-motivated to complete tasks independently. Once They feel they have successfully completed all 4 tasks from one of the Pledge Categories they should arrange a meeting with their HOY/SPM to show them their evidence.

providing evidence

What Evidence could you provide?

photographs

Writing

Videos

Certificate

Testimonials

PowerPoint

Ticket Stubs

rewards & recognition

PIN BADGES

Students will receive pin badges for each of the 3 pledges when they have successfully completed the 4 tasks in that category.

TAKING PART

The real reward, of course, will be that they have taken part in many enriching events, gained in confidence and will have become involved in supportive communities in the process.

CEREMONIES

Students who complete their Pledge tasks, there will be a graduation ceremony and celebration event at the end of the year.