Most behaviour systems are built around the moment something goes wrong. Ten Points starts somewhere else – the moment something goes right – and turns those small moments into patterns a whole school can see and act on.
Behaviour software has a habit of measuring the wrong end of the day. It counts the sanctions, files the incidents and produces a report about what went badly – while the hundred small moments that actually built the culture go unrecorded, because logging them was never worth the effort.
Recognise the good the moment it happens
Behaviour management in Ten Points starts with recognition. Teachers award reward points the instant they see effort, kindness or a values-led choice – no paperwork, no end-of-day catch-up. Points link to the school’s own values and Houses, so praise means the same thing in every classroom, and every child knows where they stand.
Children rise to recognition. A school that notices the good far more often than it corrects the bad feels different – and, over a term, it can prove it.
Reflect, don’t just sanction
When something needs addressing, reflect points give children a calm way to think through a choice rather than only being told off for it. And when something more serious has to be recorded, it takes seconds – the praise always comes first.
The result isn’t just tidier data. It’s a behaviour culture built on recognition, with a fair, consistent way to handle the harder moments.
Patterns leaders can act on
Every point a teacher awards adds to a picture a class teacher can see, a head of year can act on, and a school leader can report on. Instead of raw incident logs, leaders get live dashboards and termly trends – the evidence you could put in front of an inspector, already gathered.
For children with SEND, that consistency is a quiet kind of care: the same expectations, the same recognition, in every room.
At Arcadia Global School in Dubai – 2,250 students – more than 5,000 behaviour points are awarded through Ten Points every day, and 94% of all points recorded last year were praise. Recognition at that scale stops being an initiative and becomes the way the school talks to its children.
Frequently asked questions
How is this different from a sanctions system?
Traditional systems are built around what goes wrong. Ten Points leads with reward points for the good, and uses reflect points – not just sanctions – when a choice needs thinking through. Serious incidents can still be recorded properly; the positive side just comes first.
How quickly can teachers award points?
In a single tap. Awarding a reward point, or recording something more serious, takes seconds – it’s designed to be used a hundred times before lunch, not to add paperwork to a teacher’s day.
Does it work for children with SEND?
Yes. Consistent, values-linked recognition in every classroom is a quiet kind of support for children with SEND – the same expectations and the same praise, wherever they are in the school.
What does Ten Points behaviour management include?
Reward and reflect points linked to your values and Houses, incident reporting, detentions, hall passes, seating plans and live leadership analytics – all in one app, with recognition leading the way.
Which plans include behaviour tools?
Reward and reflect points are included on every Ten Points plan, from Teacher upwards. See our pricing page for what else comes with each plan.