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THE BSKL AWARD

Open to our Year 7-9 students, the BSKL Award recognises outstanding personal, service, and leadership achievements. Your child will achieve success by taking part in projects that demonstrate skills like teamwork, community spirit, and courage.
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The BSKL Award

The BSKL Award celebrates our Year 7-9 students' success. To receive the award, students complete a set of challenges and demonstrate progress in key personal development areas. These include independence, teamwork, leadership, courage, presence, and self-discipline, as well as community spirit.

 

The BSKL Award enables students to be heard, recognised, and feel valued. It breaks down boundaries and makes them feel part of the school and wider community. It also gives them opportunities for adventure.

 

Structure of the programme

The Award is a year round, ongoing programme, structured into three levels: Merit (Year 7), Distinction (Year 8), and Honours (Year 9). The levels are achieved by meeting a defined set of criteria. The programme is designed so pupils can realistically achieve one level per year.

 

Elements of the award

 

Criteria

Merit

(1st year)

Distinction

(2nd year)

Honours

(3rd year)
Endeavour

To complete a project in an area of personal interest, curricular or extra-curricular, approximately 30 hours of focused work and effort. (To be continuously evidenced in detail throughout the year).

Aim to develop independence, self-discipline, awareness, presence and presentation and communication skills.

To complete a project in an area of personal interest, curricular or extra-curricular, approximately 40 hours of focused work and effort. (To be continuously evidenced in detail throughout the year).

Aim to develop independence, self-discipline, awareness, presence and presentation and communication skills.

To complete a project in an area of personal interest, curricular or extra-curricular, approximately 50 hours of focused work and effort. (To be continuously evidenced in detail throughout the year).

Aim to develop independence, self-discipline, awareness, presence and presentation and communication skills.
Service

Community work: give your time and skills to create a long term impact in the community (school or the wider community).

Community work: give your time and skills to create a long term impact in the community (school or the wider community).

Community work: give your time and skills to create a long term impact in the community (school or the wider community).
Global awareness

Experience the arts.

Experience another culture through literature and complete a Binge On Books (BOB) task.

Experience the arts.

Experience another culture through literature and complete a Binge On Books (BOB) task.

Experience the arts.

Experience another culture through literature (at least two books) and complete a Binge On Books (BOB) task.
Leadership N/A

Lead a whole school event with the aim of developing leadership skills and also communication, organisation and teamwork skills.

Lead a whole school event with the aim of developing leadership skills and also communication, organisation and teamwork skills.
Expedition

Expedition focusing on teamwork and courage.

(2 nights, 3 days).

Expedition focusing on conservation, teamwork and communication and presentation skills.

(3 nights, 4 days).

Expedition focusing on conservation, leadership and independence.

(3 nights, 4 days).

 

Final evaluation

To receive the Award, students must submit an application for evaluation. Evaluations take place at the end of the year. The process is formal and the format depends on the level of the award.

Merit (Year 7)

A 5-minute presentation documenting their Award, presented to a panel with a short Q&A.
Distinction (Year 8)

A 10-minute presentation documenting their Award, presented to a panel with a short Q&A.
Honours (Year 9)

Presentation documenting the years spent on the Award, overview of skills gained, and what impact this will have on them in Key Stage 4, to a panel of teachers, heads of year, and the senior leadership team.

 

If you have any questions about the BSKL Award, please contact Nicola Fletcher or Su Lin Khoo.