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Is this normal in secondaries? Year 7 induction

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Mobley52 · 25/04/2024 15:55

My DD had an induction day earlier this week at the secondary she is due to go to in September.

She said a lot of the older children were not very nice to their group while they were there - shouting names at them, pointing and laughing, pushing in the corridors.

If you have dc at secondary would this be normal or am I right to worried that the school might not be as nice as I thought?

I'm wondering whether I'm out of touch and this is sort of behaviour in most schools these days.

DD is not going to her catchment school because we felt this one would be a better fit but I'm now concerned I'm separating her from the majority of her classmates for a school that will be equally bad

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twistyizzy · 25/04/2024 17:39

It would worry me that this happened during Induction Day when I'm sure the kids woild have been warned to behave themselves, although there could have been an element of picking out the new kids.
Unfortunately some schools can be like this but not all are. I would have expected staff to be escorting the DC on Induction.

ncsurrey22 · 25/04/2024 17:35

it sounds awful and probably an indication of serious behavioural problems. In what sort of environment is it acceptable to ridicule and insult newcomers. I'd get on the waiting list for another school to be honest.

TeenDivided · 25/04/2024 17:21

I'm surprised they are gdoing induction days before GCSEs are over and done with.

Lindy2 · 25/04/2024 16:27

My 2 enjoyed their induction days. There was certainly nothing like this going on.

Where were the staff? What did they do about the bad behaviour?

I'd be concerned too.

Greenfunkycat · 25/04/2024 16:24

That’s so bad, my daughter when they had inducuction weren’t even together with the older kids..

shepherdsangeldelight · 25/04/2024 16:21

There will be the odd child who thinks it's "cool" to mock the new students, but generally I'd say the older ones fall over backwards to help out new Year 7s. Hopefully this was just a bad experience with a few children, and not indicative of the school as a whole.

Dacadactyl · 25/04/2024 16:06

That's a bit crap. Both my kids said that at their inductions the older kids left them alone other than comments like "aww they're so small" and stuff like that.

I'd be put off to hear your child's experience but they do need to toughen up a bit at secondary. They'll see fights and all sorts (even at the best schools) and pushing in the corridors can go on.

awesomeaardvark · 25/04/2024 16:05

That's completely unacceptable behaviour for any decent school!

BaconCozzers · 25/04/2024 16:00

Oh how rubbish for them ☹️ I'd definitely raise it with the school.

awayandaway · 25/04/2024 15:59

Gosh, I am sorry, how disheartening for her. I would contact the school immediately and say how concerned you are. As it was corridor behaviour, there is a good chance it is on CCTV. I know that is not how you want to start your relationship with the school, but this is so sad.