To teach students successfully at St Ivo teachers must:

• Be fair
• Be consistent and
• Be committed to teaching them.

It is commonly accepted that students welcome praise and that recognition of success motivates them to continue learning. Using praise appropriately is a skill in its own right.

We must:

• Make praise personal, genuine, appropriate, specific, consistent and used regularly.
• Instil confidence in students and their abilities by using positive and encouraging language such as �I know you can�..� (Page 18: Unit 18 Improving the success of learning National Strategy)
• Use the online system to record success. (Instructions on using e-reg)
• Aim to achieve 4 positives for every negative comment.
• Use a variety of methods to communicate success. This could include post cards, displaying work, pupils presenting work and communication home.