Getting written up in the book shared with parents

[justasking111]

At our primary school in N Wales, from reception onwards any perceived transgression, fidgeting on mat, not listening, running in the corridor's etc is written up in a book for the parents to see. The children are informed that they're being written up and parents will see the book.

This has resulted this week in a child trying to escape again, he got out last month. A little girl who's wetting herself regularly.

Is this normal practice and endorsed, initiated by the education authority, Welsh government?

I know some kids are less sensitive to threats but some are really frightened

We've had lots of experience with these - called 'home to school communication' books in DCs school. Both DC (very active boys) have had a tricky time settling in to school in reception/year 1.

The process is meant to help parents understand what is happening at school so that we can support the teacher in talking about any behavioural issues at home with DC. In reality, it does become a list of minor transgressions, especially when there is no particular SEN (like my boys), and the behaviours just need working through, but that's what it's for!

It's better than having to stand at pick up and talk to the teacher about any issues, and it means we can easily write back to the teacher.

@Throughabushbackwards
As you have experience of this, does it actually work? Most parents know if a child is very active and doesn’t settle. It used to be that this was discussed at an early parents evening. Praise and things to work on type of conversation. So does a list of transgressions really help? I would have thought a chat about what a parent can do to help Dc concentrate. What good does a list do? In my view, it’s a tick box exercise dressed up as school/parent engagement. It’s nothing of the sort!

We find it useful, especially with DS who is in Y1 and finding it very tricky, but we don't often read out exactly what the teacher has written. It's pretty demoralising sometimes, I can understand a child seeking avoidance if it wasn't managed well.