Compulsory lanyards. Any other schools?

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So my dc school are brining in compulsory lanyards. It's a small secondary, around 600 children. They have their photo/info on the front and on the back, all their behaviour points.They spent a whole day going through this on the first day back.

I really don't see the need for this. Since the new headteacher has arrived its started to be like a boot camp.. Really strict rules and sanctions. I think they're preparing to join the really strict academy that are taking over the schools around here.

I've never heard of secondary school children wearing lanyards well it's the school around here that is.

Paying for lunch? My DC school used thumbprints…

But times move on.

OP, I wonder if we live in the same town...all kicking off on local Facebook pages 😂😂😂

Honestly I think it's fine - I don't see the issue 🤷🏻‍♀️

They’re on the back not displayed.

Do they have the break in them so they can’t strangle each other? I had a ridiculous manager in an A&E who made us wear them and every time we leant over a patient they were hit in the face. They were eventually banned after my colleague got cornered by a patient who tried to strangle him with it.

Totally normal here and detentions for not having them, or wearing them hidden! I can't get into my own work without mine, afraid it's life now.

I'm not fussed either way but, as someone who did purchasing for a school, i am aware how much the things cost and cant help feeling it would be nice to spend the money on something else. Maybe they get cheaper if you order 1000s.

I wonder if I’m local to you. I’ve seen some irate posts about this on FB. Somebody likened it to apartheid…

If we are neighbours, which academy chain is the strict one?

Photo comes up with ours. If it's not you, you can't use it.

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Lanyards the norm at DS's school, they use them for buying food, name on but no photo displayed, that's in computer system. Also, each year have a different colour (that stays their colour for all 5 years I believe) so staff can tell at a glance what year child they're dealing with. Eg is this a confused yr 7 or a yr 9 trying it on who actually should know better!

Stuff goes 'missing' in schools all the time. If stealing will get another pupil into bother for 'losing' their lanyard it will happen vindictively at times.

The photo + name creates safeguarding issues - the school must educate the students to remove/conceal the lanyard before leaving the premises.

I would dislike this very much if it was in our school.

Think it is fine for access cards for sixth forms.

Lanyards appeared in the secondary school I taught in in the mid 2000s. Surprised to find that they’re not standard everywhere.

I'm also surprised they are not standard - three high schools in my family all with lanyards.

It was normal in DD's secondary school for sixth formers and for all I know they may have introduced it lower down the school. It is elsewhere in life so seems a natural thing to have. She is in Y1 at University and has a lanyard. The card the end of it is her door key, copy card, credit for food, library card, ID. She can't leave her room to go to the toilet without it as otherwise she won't get into the toilet block or back to her room. Going to the Porter's lodge in your dressing gown as you accidentaly left it in your room is something you only do once apparently 😂.

My dc's school has had them since about 2005. Other local schools, and the sixth form, all have them. I don't know any who don't have them.

I think in 3 dc going through the school we've had one stop working, one break and three lost, although one turned up in a coat pocket about a month later. They really aren't that much of a bother. The girls kept them round their neck, ds puts his in his pocket.

They are used for electronic entry to rooms etc, exam identification and paying for food at the canteen. I think they're also used for school buses if they're on those.
If they forget them, then they normally just rely on a friend for the day, but they can choose to ask for a forgotten pass at reception.

Behaviour points on the back is a bit odd, but really, it's not going to be visible to anyone unless they look really closely-it's only the size of a credit card. DD2 used to have stickers all over hers and no one ever commented.

Yes, my son’s bus pass is on his too

dc school has them.
but they only have photo, name, school logo on them.
they can use them to access different wings of the school, their locker, the bike cage.
if there is a medical need it allows pupils to use the lift.
they are advised not to wear them outside the school grounds

How are points recorded on them ?

Here in London it's the norm. One of mine went to a school without uniform and they used different coloured lanyards to identify they were pupils and the year they were in. We wear them at work - for ID and door access. My dd works with kids - has had lanyards at all her placements and jobs. It's no big deal (unless you lose it!)

About 50/50 around here with the secondaries - DD's school doesn't have them but lots of the other schools do. Personally - I fucking hate lanyards anyway as they are so incredibly itchy and irritating and just exist to piss me off, but it's not something I'd get het up about in terms of school uniform - as long as they don't pick the same kind of itchy crap ones we have at work which cause skin tags around your neck over time.

Colour coded lanyards here, but the pass on the end is blank. Acts as payment fob for lunch, locker access etc. Colours are different for each year group.

Doesn't seem to be a problem with losing/stealing them. No complaints from DD - but much celebrating over her year getting the 'best' colour.

Introduced this year - previously lots of the kids chose to wear a lanyard as it was handy for keeping the passes safe rather than loose in pockets and bags.

Only used for 6th form here, to get through doors and gates that are locked to younger years and visitors.

I wouldn't really be bothered about what was on the lanyard - the school knows all this already? But when my child was in years 7/8 they used to play quite physical, rough games on the huge field at lunch that has at times resulted in ripped clothes and I would not have wanted something like that around his neck.

Trying to play devil's advocate here but is this slightly Orwellian? I can see many reasons for them from a practical point of view but do we need to have pupils immediately identifiable?

Schools worked perfectly well for many years without so why now?

This. More useless plastic too.