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PLEDGES
The Ferrers School as part of Meridian Trust, believe in an all-round education where ‘every child develops self-confidence, life-skills and leadership experiences. In order to support our challenging curriculum, we have also developed and invested in a simple but broad set of Academy PLEDGES that students are expected to complete during the course of their time at the Ferrers school.
These PLEDGES are modelled on the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme in that each pupil is expected to complete at least one PLEDGE in every Bronze section by the end of year 9 and Silver section by the end of year 10. For those who want to progress more quickly there is a Gold PLEDGE award and this will be presented to each successful pupil by a senior member of Meridian Trust at a special award ceremony.
At Bronze, Silver and Gold levels:
- Participation Pledge
- Leadership Pledge
- Excellence Pledge
- Diversity Pledge
- Giving Pledge
- Environmental Pledge
- Service Pledge
PLEDGES is an awards system which offers students a range of character building opportunities that enhance their learning and development.
The PLEDGES system aims to encourage and support many important qualities in students such as leadership, citizenship, moral purpose, sense of community and collective responsibility. Many of the PLEDGES criteria have at their core the British Values of;
Democracy, The rule of law, Individual Liberty, Mutual Respect and Tolerance.
To ensure all pupils gain the award they will be supported through school activities and tutor discussion, but the onus is on the pupil to ensure all sections of the PLEDGES are complete. Parents will be made aware of their child’s progress through the regular written reporting cycle.