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2. S Self manager Squirrel
Keen, energetic, gets things done, tries again and again, doesn’t give up, amazingly organised, looks like they are taking risks when they jump from tree to tree but they know their limits. S S
Self Management
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5 5+
Be Organised
I keep things tidy
This term ALL my work is organised with date, underlined headings etc. 
For the last 6 weeks I have brought all the equipment and books I need to lesson.
I have my planner signed up to date and have not missed a homework deadline
I have set my own deadlines for a piece of homework that took longer than a week so I met the deadline
I completed a Self-Management Challenge
Go for it, Finish it
I try to finish
This term I started all tasks set in class straight away
I cut out distractions in class so they didn’t slow me down
I kept trying for an hour solid on an impossibly hard or dull schoolwork task.
I tried hard and repeatedly to improve something I know I’m not good at.
Manage Emotion
I often smile
I carried on and learned at a time I felt sad or angry.
In all lessons I have been calm, polite and confident.
I’m a positive person.  If I’m sad I can chose the right time and share this.
I was annoyed but acted kindly to someone who needed help.
Manage Risk
I play safely
I made an activity safer or prevented an accident.
I asked for advice from teachers and followed it
I volunteered to (and did) something I was nervous could go wrong.
I wrote a risk assessment e.g. for an experiment I designed or in PE.

3. Effective Participation
Eager Elephant
Always gets involved to help out. Especially good at working together to sort out problems and is really good at finding solutions everyone is happy with. E E
Effective Participation
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5 5+
Identify Issues
I can tell right from wrong
I shared my opinions about things in class or discussions
I put myself in someone else’s shoes and saw their opinion
I respectfully dug deeper to question someone’s views or opinions
I designed and collected a survey or interviewed people to find their views
I completed an Effective Participator Challenge 
Persuade others
I can answer a ‘why’ question
I listened to different opinions and explained which one I agreed most with
I listened to someone’s opinion and explained it to someone else.
I found evidence FOR and AGAINST ideas and came to a conclusion.
I researched an opinion I didn’t agree with and gave three good reasons with evidence for agreeing
Find Solutions
I share ideas
I came  up with ideas that others find useful
I broke a task up so I could get started on solving part of it
I researched ideas and suggested solutions informed by arguments
I broke a problem up into smaller ones and then got others to help me solve it
Get Involved
I help others
I raised money or did something active to help an issue
I know the name of all my class and one thing each person cares about
I motivated a group to get started and actually do things
I stopped gossip or hurtful words by standing up for someone

4. Creative Cat
Imaginative confident and curious, always asking questions. Really keen to try new things and has really good ideas for making links nobody else thought of. C C
Creativity
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5 5+
Imagine
I pretended to be someone else
I created a story, picture or performance based on my own ideas
I used an analogy (compare it to something else)
I explained how something was important by describing a world without it
I designed an original performance, idea, design or solution to a problem
I completed a Creativity Challenge 
Make Links
I put similar things together
I put objects into groups based on something they had in common
I found connections or found the odd one out.
I used a metaphor or linked things in an original way
I arranged information on a mind map or spider diagram showing connections.
Question
I ask ‘why’ questions
I asked a good question no one else had thought of
I asked a ‘why’ question and followed with a good 2nd ‘Why’
I questioned something most people took for granted
I can create something in which opinions, facts and beliefs have been mixed up
Take Creative Risks
I make mine different from everyone else’s
I correctly completed a task but in a way nobody else had thought of
I presented to an audience in a unique way.
I created a performance or piece of art and presented it.
I chose a way to express ideas new to me, practised it for weeks then presented it

5. Reflective River
Always has a clear direction and clear goals. If something blocks its way it always finds a way round the challenge. Everyone is invited to come, take a drink and reflect. R R
Reflective Learning
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5 5+
Set Yourself Challenges
I did something new
I set myself a SECRET target and tried to achieve it.
I asked someone else to set me a SECRET target and I achieved it
I chose my lowest SECRET skill as a target and achieved it.
I successfully completed a SECRET skill challenge
I completed a Reflective Learner Challenge 
Plan-Do- Review
I played a game for 10 minutes
I planned to do something new and stuck to my plan
I made a plan followed it, then the next day improved it and followed the new plan
I followed my own day by day plan for a week, evaluating my progress and improved the plan each day.
I set and stuck to weekly targets over at least 6 weeks. I reviewed progress each week. (e.g. exam revision)
Share Learning
I say if I learn something new
I taught someone else an amazing thing I have learned.
I made really good progress and told parents and teachers how I managed it
In review day or at parents’ evening I gave examples of mistakes I learned from
I shared how/if my 3 strongest and 3 weakest areas have changed this year
Invite Feedback
I asked your opinion
I gave a really good response to feedback from my teacher
A friend and I gave each other really good feedback and responded well
I arranged to see the teacher to find out more when I got low grades. I listened and acted on their advice.
I have done multiple drafts to improve work, requesting and acting on feedback each time

6. Enquiring Eddy
Investigates questions taking care to look at all the evidence, ask lots of questions, see the problem from all angles and then reach their conclusion. E E
Enquiry
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5 5+
Explore a Question
I was curious
I have chosen a topic to find out more about
I made my own question and planned how I would find answers
I asked a question nobody else asked and planned a fair and balanced investigation
I asked unique questions and then predicted possible answers before planning how to test these
I completed an Enquiry Challenge
Stay Objective
I asked lots of people the same question
I have used other people’s ideas as well as my own.
I investigated at least two different answers to the question
I collected results /evidence fairly and if it was an argument I gave equal time to both sides
I collected evidence from different sources, not just those that agreed with my ideas
Evaluate Evidence
I worked out something wasn’t true
I explained why I included some ideas and not others in my project
All the information I included helped to answer the question.
I explained why some of the evidence could be trusted more than other pieces.
I evaluated all of the evidence I collected and gave good reasons for why I used it or didn’t
Reach a Conclusion
I made a decision
I found out something new about a topic that interests me
I chose likely and unlikely answers to a question
My conclusion used all my evidence and research to answer the question I had asked
I wrote 2 possible answers to the question then used all my evidence to show the most likely

7. Tamarin Monkey Team
Although they are really small monkeys they work together really well. They share jobs between them, help each other and always make sure nobody gets left out. T
Team Working
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5 5+
Be Responsible (LEADER)
I have volunteered
I have volunteered to lead a team.
I have taken responsibility for making sure work is fairly shared in the team
I led a team through a big project and made sure everyone stuck to their jobs and did them well
I have successfully led a team providing a service to others for 6 weeks such as room managers
I completed a Team Worker Challenge 
Manage the Team (MANAGER)
I helped others in my team
I have helped others in the team so the whole team does well / finishes
I have made sure everyone knows what they should be doing and sticks to the plan.
I managed a team in a big project agreeing regular targets with each person and reviewing these
I made clear plans to help our whole team keep improving and held regular meetings.
Evaluate the Team (REPORTER)
I say ‘well done’ to other people
I have praised people in the team when they do well
I have Zapped or praised the progress in SECRET targets for each team member
I stayed positive and professional when criticised, listened accepting they may have a point
For 6 weeks I regularly gave advice to each team member that they found useful
Build Team Strengths (COACH)
I have asked someone if they are OK
I have coached the team and checked people are happy and coping well
I have made sure all opinions in my team are heard / respected
I have sorted out any arguments quickly and fairly by getting people to understand both sides
I have coached all people in the team over 6 weeks. Listening to them and supporting them