to think that reception aged children should be able to earn back their Golden Time?

[Classof2032]

DD had no Golden Time at all today. She had to sit in the classroom with her head on the desk while all of the other children played :( Surely it's just cruel to punish children like that. Once she had had a talking to it was just proving a point.

Her misdemeanour was yesterday anyway. She said she tried really, really hard today but it was no good.

I am sure that all of the recent educational theories advise against GT and treating children like this.

[LittleFishBigOcean]

Ok. An hour is an extremely long time for a golden time session. Most heads wouldn't allow an hour of wasted learning time. It's usually 10 or 15 minutes.

And secondly, how could a reception child do her learning in the corridor? How would she access to the home corner, maths and writing areas, building materials, artwork and other free choice activities on offer in the early years classroom?

[JessicasRabbit]

I agree that she needs support to learn to deal with the classroom environment. She has a lot of time in school in the next 15 years and spending all that time working in isolation isn't feasible.

[Classof2032]

I had hoped that Year 1 would be less busy with home corners and things though?

[LemonRedwood]

Oh, it's you again.

I'll wait for the thread when the school have acquiesced to your unreasonable request to put her in the corridor unsupervised and then you have a good old moan because something or other happened and they weren't watching.

Was it really a full hour? Have you spoken to school/teacher or are you taking your dd's version as gospel?

[Classof2032]

No, I haven't spoken to the school. I'm picking my battles.

[LemonRedwood]

She prefers silence for her work

Never going to happen in any early years environment and nor should it.

[mintoil]

I'm picking my battles

I suspect you are going to have plenty of those OP with your special snowflake attitude.

[BrandNewAndImproved]

How do you know it was an hour and that she had to sit like that?

[LemonRedwood]

Year 1? I thought she was reception back when you were whining about homework and the jumper? You said she was 4 then. Do make up your mind.

[JessicasRabbit]

How old is your DD? You said you want to minimise what caused the hitting, but actually it was your DD that caused the hitting. Provided she is NT, I think you need to support the school to send the message that unless she is under physical threat herself, hitting cannot be excused.

[Mistigri]

Obviously hitting isn't something that can be tolerated in a classroom but for a reception age child, an hour-long punishment in a stress position would be very unreasonable if not downright abuse - if it's true.

Before going ballistic though I would check what actually happened as children this age can be very unreliable witnesses (not suggesting that she's lying of course just that little children can elaborate).

[wannabestressfree]

Reporting....

[Classof2032]

It was around about an hour - GT starts at 2 o'clock. Obviously they will get tidied up at about 10 to 3?

I was hoping that Year 1 would be a more peaceful environment. Read properly.

[NickNacks]

Maybe home education is the way to go?

[OneMoreCasualty]

Op, your title is reception aged child - what do you expect people to think?

But I see you may not be on the level. Heigh ho.

[LemonRedwood]

I am reading properly and that still makes no sense. Do you mean your daughter is in year one now, or that you are hoping year one will be (future tense) a more peaceful environment (it won't be) when she gets there?

[NickNacks]

Your title says reception and now you say year 1??

[KatoPotato]

Here it's 31minutes total. lost in 5 minute increments and can be earned back.

The session is spent with head or deputy, then when you've served your time you rejoin for whatever time you have left.


Serious misdemeanours can be instant 'chunks' and I'd imagine hitting a child would be a big loss/no earning back. Shouldn't be spent with head on desk in same room!

[JessicasRabbit]

So she's in yr1? Or do you mean that in future years classrooms will be calm and peaceful so she only needs to deal with it this year?

[PaulAnkaTheDog]

I remember your other threads op. You have had big issues with the school from your side. So no offence but I am taking your description of the situation with a pinch of salt. I think if a child hits someone then it is perfectly reasonable that they can't earn their Golden Time back.

[Classof2032]

that you are hoping year one will be (future tense) a more peaceful environment (it won't be) when she gets there?

Yes, that's what I said

[LemonRedwood]

No, it's not.

[JessicasRabbit]

Tbf, op, that's at least two people reading that didn't follow you, so maybe you weren't as clear as you thought!

A loss of golden time seems a reasonable sanction for a child who hit another child in the classroom. This should not be earned back. A hour with her head on the desk isn't acceptable, so check with the teacher that this is what happened then consider your options for complaining.

[spanisharmada]

Tbf that's how I read it.
But anyway, laffymeal is that you?

[AnnekaRice]

I'd suggest an educational psychologist assessment - silence impossible but school should support specific needs if there is a reason for them ,in so far as to facilitate learning

but yeah