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Would you be uncomfortable about this - sweets being offered to children to attend an extra curricular club?

29 replies

MsFogi · 11/07/2021 21:34

A while back (pre-lockdowns etc) one of my dcs mentionned that lots of pupils (including her) attend the "Rainbow Club" because the teacher gives out sweets to everyone at the meetings, I must admit that I didn't think much about it at the time. However, whilst chatting to another mother the other day she mentioned that her daughter had told her that loads of children attend the club for the sweets and she thought it a bit odd to be offering sweets at a club. So this has now got me thinking that it does feel a bit odd! I'd be interested to hear MNers' views given that all the clubs will be starting up again.

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clary · 11/07/2021 21:45

I used to give out chocolate biscuits to year 11 students who came yo my after-school catch up sessions. I thought that was ok - if that was the reason they came I'd be surprised tbh.

Siepie · 11/07/2021 21:40

Pressed enter too soon!

what’s particularly odd about it, that should say

Siepie · 11/07/2021 21:40

It’s a while (over a decade!) since I was at school, but there were plenty of clubs that had sweets or biscuits as an after school snack. Some days I would get sweets at a club, other days I’d use my left over dinner money to buy myself some from the corner shop on the way home!

I suppose nowadays it might go against a school’s “healthy eating” ethos but I don’t understand what’s particulary

RoseAndRose · 11/07/2021 21:36

What does the Rainbiw Club do?

I'm surprised sweets are much is a draw at a secondary tbh