EPS Challenge

What is it all about?

School Council believed that whilst part of the school's reward system worked well part of it did not.  With this in mind they decided to create The Eston Park Challenge.  It is a manageable system that strengthens Tutor Group identity and rewards students for getting involved, behaving well and trying their best.

How will this work?

Existing rewards such as attendance draws, Governors’ Awards, House and Subject Celebration Evenings, letters home and subject reward schemes continue to operate but they are not part of the The Eston Park Challenge.

Housepoints are not part of The Eston Park Challenge but staff may still use them in recognition of students doing well.

In The Eston Park Challenge each person is trying to earn points for him or herself, and their Tutor Group. This is because The Eston Park Challenge is a competition between Tutor Groups.

The Challenge works by students being awarded points for the following:

  • EPPIS effort and behaviour grades
  • Attendance and punctuality
  • Duke of Edinburgh awards
  • Any inter-form activities
  • Participation in extra- curricular activities:
    • If a student represents school this receives an A*
    • A – is awarded if a student attends all or most of sessions offered
    • B- is awarded if a student attends more often than not
    • C- is awarded if a student attends occasionally
    • Points are awarded for performance in music or drama, for every performance involved in
    • Service to school also gains recognition; for example, Librarians, Register Administrators and Parents' Evening Helpers               

A prize is awarded at the end of the school year to the Tutor Groups with the highest number of points.  We know that Tutor Groups have different numbers of people in them so only the scores of top 20 performers in each Tutor Group count towards a Tutor Group's total.