The Gainsborough Pledges are at the very heart of empowering students to be confident, well-rounded, enthusiastic, caring, happy, can-do people, ready for the wider world. The Pledges, coupled with the Gainsborough Way, develop personal skills and attributes and broaden the horizons of our students.
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 Pledges 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
- Volunteering
- Charity
- Appreciating diversity
- Democracy
Life Skills
Equipping you to deal with a range of life experiences
- Careers and aspirations
- Communication
- Wellbeing
- Independence
Cultural Experiences
Enabling you to learn about your local community and support diversity
- Extracurricular
- Reading
- Out of School
- Understanding your roots
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.
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, opportunities for students to achieve the bronze Pledges will be offered throughout the curriculum including through the pastoral curriculum in tutor time.
A student aiming for silver and gold pledges will have opportunities within the academy but will also need to complete some of these Pledges independently.
key stage 4
At Key Stage 4 there is more emphasis on students taking responsibility and being self-motivated to complete tasks independently. All students will have the opportunity to complete the bronze Pledge tasks through the curriculum, including the pastoral curriculum.
Silver and gold Pledge tasks will need to be completed independently although there will be opportunities within the curriculum which may help you with these.
providing evidence
What Evidence could you provide?
photographs
Writing
Videos
Certificate
Testimonials
PowerPoint
Ticket Stubs
rewards & recognition
CERTIFICATES
PIN BADGES
PLATINUM AWARDS
CELEBRATIONS
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