Pledges

By attending The Bolsover School and wearing our school badge with pride, we expect students to make a commitment or ‘pledge’ to being a trustworthy, brave and successful student.

Over the course of a student’s time here at The Bolsover School, we ask them to make 10 pledges which are linked to our three school values. These pledges are not designed to be easy to achieve and it may take several years before students achieve them all.

The Bolsover Pledges form part of our tutorial programme and students are given opportunities to plan which pledges they want to work towards and support to achieve them. Students will be issued with a pledge passport where they can record which pledges they have achieved. For every 2 pledges linked to the same school value, students are issued with a gold pin badge for them to wear with pride as a sign that they have proven to be a trustworthy, brave or successful student.

Students who achieve all 10 pledges are awarded a special ‘Nothing but the best’ gold shield, a £30 voucher and a discounted ticket for the Year 11 school prom.

How will students benefit?

1. Widens their school experiences
2. Helps them develop new skills and knowledge
3. Gives students focus and leads to positive action
4. Helps students to contribute positively to the culture of the school
5. Gives students a sense of achievement
6. Increases rewards – certificates, badges, achievement points
7. Students become trustworthy, brave and successful
8. Prepares students for life after school by adding to their CV

In order for parents and carers to help their child achieve as many pledges as possible, the pledges are as follows with suggestions of how to achieve them:

TRUSTWORTHY

 BRAVE

 SUCCESSFUL