Ahead of the Learning Game
For the journey
we make together
Where and how will today’s
young learners earn their
living in 20 years’ time, given
the astonishing pace of social
and technological change?
This much seems certain –
they’ll need to think differently,
to learn differently, to go on
growing as independent
lifelong learners. Flexible
enough to acquire new
skills and competencies,
they’ll move among
earning opportunities,
working collaboratively
and globally both in real
space and tomorrow’s
‘online’ environment –
an environment we
can only imagine.
How can we help young people prepare
themselves fully for tomorrow’s brave new
world? How can we persuade them – more
of them – that learning pays for itself with real
prospects for a brighter future? If learning is
its own reward, should we be giving students
incentives to build knowledge, to equip
themselves for the rigours of the journey ahead?
Of course we should.
That’s what Vivo Miles™ are for.
Vivo Miles™
The new way to reward, motivate
and empower our young people
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Miles has revolutionised the way in which
“ Vivo
we reward and sanction students. The system
is quick, flexible and straight-foward. Not only
does it motivate students, it teaches them
about financial capability, the economy
and the socio-political system.
“
Daniel Smith, Year 9 Coordinator, Westminster Academy
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Vivo Miles
– credit where it’s due
Vivo Miles are the new
way to reward and motivate
young people using a range
of tools, from easy-to-manage
performance league tables
to rewards-based shopping.
With a flexible structure that
accommodates your existing
rewards programme and
a modular ethos that lets
you choose your level of
involvement, Vivo Miles
meet your needs today
and tomorrow.
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The scheme offers:
• Buy-in
A single rewards programme or culture that’s understood and valued by all students aged
11 to 18, regardless of talent or ability
• Its own currency and ‘plastic’
Students amass and trade Vivos (V) for your choice of goods or services (and develop
their financial capability in the process)
• Positive choices
A way to reward young people for reaching healthier decisions about eating and exercise
• Investment in learning
A framework that actively supports ‘Every
Child Matters’ in all its aspirations, including economic well-being
Does your rewards programme offer all
these benefits in a single flexible package?
Miles are more than
“ Vivo
mere rewards. They are
currency. Students value,
earn and save Vivos. They
learn to avoid taxes and
fines. This platform ensures
that ‘achieving economic
well-being’ is a day-to-day
reality for learners; a vital
but otherwise hard to reach
feature of the Every Child
Matters framework.
“
Mark Bennison, Associate Principal,
Barnfield South Academy
Introducing the
V is for Vivo, the working currency that oils the wheels of the Vivo Miles machine. You won’t
see it change hands on the stock exchange floor, but you’ll definitely find it winning hearts and
minds in playgrounds and classrooms up and down the land. Saving and spending virtual
Vivos empowers young people in a way they love while broadening their financial horizons.
The Vivo is currently pegged at £0.10.
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How Vivo Miles work
With its own dedicated
website at vivomiles.com,
our rewards programme
allows schools to manage
their tailored Vivo Miles
package simply and securely
online. It’s here that you
award Vivo Miles to students
in line with your chosen
goals and priorities. Students
too, access the passwordsecured site to monitor
their progress within the
Vivo Miles community.
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Unique to the scheme is the Vivo Miles reward
card – every student gets one free of charge.
The card opens up an exciting range of ‘scan’
or ‘swipe’ possibilities for collating and sharing
data, from touch screen terminals to canteen
checkout records.
Also unique is the scheme’s rewards
currency – the Vivo (V). More than an attractive
mechanism for transactions – including
approved shopping – within your community,
Vivos and their companion ‘banker’s card’
go beyond conventional stickers or stars to
offer a real-life vehicle for financial learning.
Use Vivo Miles as a reward for:
•Attendance and outstanding progress
•Healthy eating and exercise
•Display work or performances
•Taking responsibility in school
•Being a good ambassador out of school
earn Vivo Miles by doing community work.
“ IIt’scangreat
to be helping people in my local area.
“
Sarah Porter, Barnfield South Academy
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The clear benefits
of Vivo Miles
Vivo Miles work in several
interconnected ways to bring
clear benefits to schools and
students. Our programme
is about:
•Rewards and currency
•Education and learning
•Personal responsibility
and choice
Young people motivated by an attractive,
credible rewards and currency scheme help
raise standards on key fronts, becoming more
active members of the school community and
better ambassadors for it.
Vivo Miles offer teachers an effective classroom
tool for recognising effort and conduct as well
as an incentive scheme for creating projects and
activities whose reach extends to communities,
businesses and charities.
The Vivo Miles model is designed to help schools
deliver the government’s ‘Every Child Matters’
objectives – be healthy, stay safe, enjoy and
achieve, make a positive contribution, achieve
economic wellbeing.
Above all, the scheme engages. With its web
delivery, contemporary design and card culture,
it has what it takes to capture the imagination
of all students.
rocks.
“ Vivo
The card
looks cool
and you
get to use
it like a bank
account card.
Mohamed El Sayed,
Westminster Academy
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“
Vivo Miles in action
– it’s all about choice
Different tools for different
contexts – that’s the modular
ethos of Vivo Miles. If diet
and exercise are high on your
shopping list, reward your
students in the canteen or on
the playing field. If attendance
is your first priority, the
scheme has a way to help.
Choose your level of interest. Restrict your
activity to easily managed performance
league tables based around Vivo Miles.
Or offer students a chance to trade their
hard-earned Vivos for a range of approved
goods from the Vivo Miles store.
Set rewards targets in each of your subject
areas. Award bonus Vivo Miles for tidy homework
delivered on time. Create reward schemes for
litter patrols, anti-bullying initiatives, learning
clubs and community projects that raise status
and self-esteem.
In these and other contexts, instilling the value
of financial judgment is an important benefit
of Vivo Miles at their most versatile. After all,
saving and spending Vivos is the start of personal
financial management. As ever, choice is key.
When students opt to spend rewards on
charitable donations rather than shop goods,
for example, they make informed decisions
that do them credit.
is very important for students to feel that
“ Itthere
are real rewards for good attendance,
positive behaviour and academic progress.
Vivo Miles makes the crucial link between
setting challenging targets and a tangible
reward once those targets are achieved.
Rod Boswell, House Principal, Westminster Academy
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Do you take Vivos?
Here are just some of the goods and
services Vivos can buy:
• Cinema tickets and discounted DVDs,
CDs, books, games and stationery
• Discounted access to local sports
fixtures and leisure activities, including bowling, skating and 5-a-side
• MP3 players and games consoles
• Online music vouchers and phone credit
• Leading brand sports gear
year I
“ This
want to use
some of
my Vivos to
donate a gift
to a charity.
Just a small
amount can
make a
difference
to someone.
“
Ruben Singh,
Barnfield South Academy
Contact us today
We’d love to tell you much more about how Vivo Miles
can reward, motivate and inspire your young people.
Please get in touch if you’d like to discuss your school’s
needs and the ways we can help you meet them.
T: 020 8390 3027
E: [email protected]
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platform excites everybody. From the youngest
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students to the eldest. There is total buy-in. Parents,
teachers, support staff and Governors all see the
sense in it. Beyond the school, Vivo Miles ignites
the enthusiasm of local businesses; it is an ideal
vehicle for seeking corporate sponsorship.
Patrick Hannaway, Principal, Barnfield South Academy
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