Baby name finder
Have namechaged but only in case anyone from rl reads this as it can't be going on in many schools.
On monday the children came out of school telling parents that a teacher had been hit on the head with a school trophy and a stereo was stolen.
The teacher is sporting a big plaster on her head.
There was fake blood and a boarded up window in the school hall.
The children really believe this has happened my ds (11) told me that they were all told in assembly that someone had broken into school and the pupils were going to help find evidence and stuff he also said that the reception children were upset and scared and had to be comforted by their teacher.
I asked about it the next day and the teacher told me to play along with it as it was a "bit of fun".
Yesterday some children came out with police cards which had their fingerprints and personal details in.
A parent has been asked to leave school this morning because he ended up in a row with a teacher about according to the parent his 6 year old is scared to come to school in case the robber comes back.
So am I right in thinking the school have handled this badly maybe it was a good project for the juniors but telling 4/5 year olds that someone has broken into their school and hit a teacher is surely a bad idea isn't it.
FWIW I have told my children it is rubbish as I don't want them worrying especially dd who has sn and worries about everything.
Mumsnet Talk
"The country's most popular meeting point for parents"
The Times
X Factor - making the song their own?
Not just an M&S ad - it's a sexist ad?
Wotsits or wine - home delivery substitutes?
Corsa? Yaris? - car-inspired baby names?
Cheesed off - with pregnancy food advice?
Mumsnet latest
- Next live webchat: Charlie Brooker, Mon 23 Nov at noon
- Talk Round-up: highlights of the past week's discussions
- Read our discussion with Gabrielle Palmer, author of The Politics of Breastfeeding
- Missed the webchat with David Cameron? Catch up here
- Attention! Book of the month is Mrs Tim of the Regiment - join us on Mon 7 Dec
MEMBER DISCOUNTS Get a 10% discount from Boden (inc free delivery and returns). To see all member discounts, click here. Not a member yet? Join Mumsnet for free here.
MNTV
Recipe of the week
penguinmum's creamy fish pie: smoky, seasonal fish in a creamy white sauce with grated, rather than mashed, tatties on top - a meal of the highest comfort-food order.
MN Local
Please login or join Mumsnet first.
Follow mumsnet on...
Mumsnet Talk
Talk:
Topics |
Customise |
Unanswered messages |
Getting started |
Acronyms |
Useful stuff
Threads: Active | I'm on | I'm watching | I started | Last 15 minutes | Last hour | Last Day
Threads: Active | I'm on | I'm watching | I started | Last 15 minutes | Last hour | Last Day
| Start new thread within this topic | Watch this thread | Flip this thread | |
| Add a message |
Please note that threads in this topic may be removed from the archive after 90 days. If you would like your thread to be retrievable for longer than that, please choose another topic in which to post it.
Are school been really stupid with this or am I overthinking? |
(60 Posts) |
How did it go this morning ?
Astounding.
Why on earth didn't the KS1 teachers step up and say 'now hang on a minute?'....
Having said that I really hate this knee jerk reaction of going to the press.
If the head is being a plonker then isn't the next port of call the Governors?
Why on earth didn't the KS1 teachers step up and say 'now hang on a minute?'....
Having said that I really hate this knee jerk reaction of going to the press.
If the head is being a plonker then isn't the next port of call the Governors?
I am all for an imaginative curriculum and all that, make learning fun by all means. but it beggars belief that the staff put so little thought into this they did not assesss the childrens possible reaction to this spoof "traumatic" event.
In fact, having thought about it, most kids first assumption (following halloween and all the gorey costumes) would probably have been that Miss X was dressed up and it was pretend blood. So then to be told by teachers WHOM THEY TRUST that oh no, it is real, miss X was attacked by a burglar and the police are coming,we need to help them.
Well of course the kids were terrified.The staff may have thought the kids see worse on TV/video games, but thats not real to them. Thats not set in the secure environment of their school and they KNOW it is not real.
its as negligent as not doing a risk assessment for an off site activity IMO
absolutely bonkers.
In fact, having thought about it, most kids first assumption (following halloween and all the gorey costumes) would probably have been that Miss X was dressed up and it was pretend blood. So then to be told by teachers WHOM THEY TRUST that oh no, it is real, miss X was attacked by a burglar and the police are coming,we need to help them.
Well of course the kids were terrified.The staff may have thought the kids see worse on TV/video games, but thats not real to them. Thats not set in the secure environment of their school and they KNOW it is not real.
its as negligent as not doing a risk assessment for an off site activity IMO
absolutely bonkers.
???????????????????????????????????????????????
and loads of these 
and loads of these As a secondary drama teacher I can see where this has come from! Poor teachers have got so fed up with the blimmin literacy, numeracy hours/strategies and sats prep now 'creativity' and inclusive learning are the buzz words they've gone bonkers!
Using an imagined situation that children invest in is good practice, they will engage and be enthusiastic, but not to let them know they're in role, to involve reception and year 1 not good, very misjudged.
Involving the press is difficult as some teachers locally got suspended as were 'apparently' asking students to be prisoners of war and wander the playground barefoot etc, it was blown out of proportion by the papers. It certainly made me think twice about taking risks however, the school sound like they have gone too far and could do with admitting that and apologising!
Using an imagined situation that children invest in is good practice, they will engage and be enthusiastic, but not to let them know they're in role, to involve reception and year 1
not good, very misjudged. Involving the press is difficult as some teachers locally got suspended as were 'apparently' asking students to be prisoners of war and wander the playground barefoot etc, it was blown out of proportion by the papers. It certainly made me think twice about taking risks however, the school sound like they have gone too far and could do with admitting that and apologising!
The school have really messed up - talk about OTT! My DD would have been petrified. We had our car broken into a few months ago and she was having nightmares for WEEKS.
However, not sure going to the papers is the answer (I know its not you suggesting that OP), but definitely I would involve the LEA. Just ill-thought out idiocy imho.
However, not sure going to the papers is the answer (I know its not you suggesting that OP), but definitely I would involve the LEA. Just ill-thought out idiocy imho.
Telling four-year-olds in their first term of school that violent criminals can break into the school and attack people -- indeed, that they have already done exactly that -- is not fun. It is completely barking. Honestly, did no one think, as they were sloshing on the fake blood to display to the Reception children, "Hang on a moment here..."?
And if after having representations made by a number of parents through official channels the school is still refusing to consider the possibility that it might be wrong they deserve to wind up in the papers.
And if after having representations made by a number of parents through official channels the school is still refusing to consider the possibility that it might be wrong they deserve to wind up in the papers.
Yes the school has dismissed concerns on Tuesday I was speaking to a teacher in passing and told him I thought blood and a wounded teacher were a bit OTT he told me it was a bit of fun.
Today when I spoke to dd's teacher today she told me a lot of parents had complained during the week yet the injured staff member is still walking round with her plaster on.
I know for a fact at least two parents spoke to the head and she refused to tell the children it was a game and told the parents they would be spoiling it if they told their children.
I can understand that they were trying to make things exciting for the pupils but really telling 4 and 5 year olds such a story complete with blood is asking for trouble.
Today when I spoke to dd's teacher today she told me a lot of parents had complained during the week yet the injured staff member is still walking round with her plaster on.
I know for a fact at least two parents spoke to the head and she refused to tell the children it was a game and told the parents they would be spoiling it if they told their children.
I can understand that they were trying to make things exciting for the pupils but really telling 4 and 5 year olds such a story complete with blood is asking for trouble.
That's the thing with message boards, I suppose. Little snippets of fact and opinion and many interpretations of it.
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Gboo Thu 05-Nov-09 10:27:09
Thankyou I am going to complain not sure anything who to contact though.
The head won't hear anything against it.
Thankyou I am going to complain not sure anything who to contact though.
The head won't hear anything against it.
Shortcuts
Product reviews
- Baby slings
- Buggies and strollers
- Car seats from birth
- Car seats from 9 months
- Car seats from 4 years
- Double pushchairs
- Highchairs
- Holidays - Long haul
- Holidays - Short haul
- Holidays - Skiing
- Holidays - UK and Ireland
- Holidays - UK Camping
- Parenting books
- Pushchairs from birth
- Three wheelers
- Toys and gifts
- Travel systems
Help | Spread the word | Contact us | Contact a member | Webguide | Advertising | Mumsnet in the news | About us | Terms of use
Mumsnet Limited. Registered in England and Wales. Registration No 03951486
Registered Office: Studio 6, Deane House Studios, Greenwood Place, Highgate Road, London NW5 1LB
Registered Office: Studio 6, Deane House Studios, Greenwood Place, Highgate Road, London NW5 1LB