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That school episode in Adolescence

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JillAndJenTheFlowerpotMen · 23/03/2025 17:31

Really? Is that what schools are actually like, or did they make it more disrupted and chaotic for dramatic effect? Is what we saw in Episode 2 realistic?

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DrRuthGalloway · 23/03/2025 17:49

My job takes me into a lot of schools. I would say there's more glassy eyed staring into space than active disruption in the majority of classes I go to. A bit of back chat and low level disruption around transitions but most lessons I attend are reasonably calm once the kids settle. The curriculum in certain areas - science particularly - being completely over the heads of a quartile of the children doesn't help.

Softleftpowerstance · 23/03/2025 17:46

My teacher friends say it’s not realistic.

Sallycinnamum · 23/03/2025 17:45

My 15yr old DS said it was pretty accurate, which is thoroughly depressing.

Both my DC go to a 'good' secondary so god only knows what other schools are like.

Frankly, I cannot wait for both of them to leave secondary school. DS is this summer and DD has a few more years to go.

Devilsmommy · 23/03/2025 17:45

Am I the only one who went to a state school which was worse than the one on the programme 😅 that was nothing. I've seen a hell of a lot worse than what was portrayed there

FleaDog · 23/03/2025 17:44

Yes, that is what a lot of secondary schools are like.

It is frightening- the police comment that there is very little learning taking pmace and it is a holding pen is right.

Yes, there will.ve good teachers and good pupils but the education system is in crisis. There is very little staff can do regarding discipline. Students know this. Sanctions are futile. Parents dont back schools up. Phones are everywhere - low level behaviour issues are so commonplace they will often not be tackled.

Schools lose funding if pupils are not on roll, it is difficult to remove pupils from roll, managed moves just shift issues round and round, supporrt services are overwhelmed and referrals from.schools get bounced back so understaffed schools need to act as social workers in addition to being teachers.

Agathacardsformula · 23/03/2025 17:42

SuperSue77 · 23/03/2025 17:37

My daughter (yr11) says her school is not like that, but it is an all girls school.

Dd also y11 (at what's probably classed as a very middle class school) said the same. She said even the 'really naughty' kids wouldn't disrespect the teachers like that (especially with visitors/police there).

Stripeyanddotty · 23/03/2025 17:40

Posters on other threads have said it’s an accurate portrayal.

SuperSue77 · 23/03/2025 17:37

My daughter (yr11) says her school is not like that, but it is an all girls school.

SuperSue77 · 23/03/2025 17:36

I really hope not, I found those scenes really depressing, all my children are in state secondary schools.

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