Charters

Pupils are consulted to create Class, Playground and Lunch Hall Charters which help to set expectations for everyone accessing these spaces, to ensure a safe, inclusive and purposeful environment. These are linked to the UNCRC.

Celebration Assemblies & Star of the Week

Identified pupils will be awarded a ‘Star of the Week’ certificate during our school celebration assemblies. This is awarded to pupils who are demonstrating our School values within and beyond their class.

School House System

At Victoria Primary School children are encouraged to support, interact and have fun with their peers and pupils across the whole school. Our four school houses are named after our local community parks - Callendar, Dollar, Helix and Victoria. Every pupil in our school, P1 - P7, is placed into a House when they join our school. This breaks down barriers between the year groups and creates a sense of togetherness. Our staff are all also assigned a House. 

In Term 1, P7 pupils vote within their class for their new House Captains and Vice Captains. Each candidate completes an application form, and presents an election speech to their peers before pupils vote. The House Captains meet regularly to discuss, plan, organise and host House events. They motivate and enthuse the pupils within their respective House; meeting with all pupils in their house twice a term to discuss their achievements, upcoming events and rewards.

All pupils have the opportunity to earn House points for their House. Pupils receive House points for demonstrating our three school values: 'Kindness', 'Trust' and 'Respect'. Points are earned and recorded daily throughout the school in every class. Our Ambassadors collect and record the total points weekly. Pupils are then informed of the weekly winning House on a Friday.

There are also bonus points and rewards which can be earned through termly events and interhouse competitions in which pupils from each house can participate in, ranging from sporting events to creative themed competitions. We aim to recognise achievement across different areas of the curriculum so pupils can access a variety of competition that suits all. The winning house from each term earns a special House reward at the end of term, with points earned throughout the session contributing to the award of the House Cup at the end of the year.