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Objectives

Example 3

Shepley High School had a problem with high levels of pupil absenteeism in
the last academic year, so the senior management team decided to implement
a new rewards programme in an attempt to reduce the number of pupils
missing classes. The plan was to reward all pupils with a sticker on a chart for
every day that they attended all their classes. Then, at the end of each week,
all pupils with five stickers on the chart (i.e. those with a perfect attendance
record) were entered into a prize draw with a tablet computer as the prize for
the winner. The end of the academic year is now approaching, and the value
for money (VFM) of the programme is being assessed.

Key observations:

 The cost of the programme has been lower than budgeted, because the
school managed to get an unexpected bulk discount on purchases of the
prize tablet computers.

 The level of absenteeism has remained almost constant compared with
the previous year.

 A local newspaper has run a negative campaign about the programme,
accusing the school of wasting money and 'bribing' pupils to attend
classes. The head teacher has defended the programme, but has
admitted that other schools in the area manage to achieve lower levels of
absenteeism despite not running such expensive rewards programmes.

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