Educating Yorkshire C4 9pm

[DameEdnasBridesmaid]

Am looking forward to this, RL Waterloo Rd?

Def thinking ADHD on relation to Robbie-jo

Some students prefer to be at school than at home

one of my clients is called uren. based on her first name (my client's) I think it's Austrian/german maybe (think sound of music )

I'm 2 minutes behind. Poor, poor Tom.

Some students prefer the normality of school when something awful happens at home. One of mine lost his Dad in the middle of the night. He was in class at 9am... he felt in the way at home and needed the support of his peers.

what is that teacher doing asking tom to recount his brother's death??

Agree paperclips but some prefer school to the dire home life they have. I worked in FE and we have students with 100% attendance and who come in on their days off because college is where they feel safe. So sad

Is she the anger management teacher?

It's an episode in his life that's finished. What a knobber. Dd is here going why donut hate the head so much?

no she is head of year 7. anger counsellor is younger with long hair.

dame that is realy sad. poor kids.

I'm in FE too Dame. It's very sad - same kids in breakfast club, staying for computer club etc so they don't have to go home...

I would be a such a shit shouty screamy teacher and have absolutely no patience with those 2 boys

I want to give Robbie a big hug.

Was it the anger management teacher?
That was appalling questioning.

was just thinking the same as head of year

I do agree aswell GGirl- he very obviously played the 'he's the only one who understands me' card to get outside and then just went anyway.

Why is the head pandering so much to one boy, when it is at the expense of the other pupils & his staff? He's grieving but he still needs boundaries,surely?

Sorry but Tom loves all the attention

Help yourself. Why was it an appalling question? Apologies if you did not read it the way it was intended but i asked was it the anger management teacher in response to another poster saying that she couldn't believe a teacher was asking a child to recount his step brothers death.

Is it now an appalling question? Please do tell me why if it is.

Couldn't they have called in the Educational Psychologist to advise? Or put Tom in touch with a young person's bereavement councillor?

School seemed very keen to keep this 'in school' when outside agencies could probably have provided better support.

I think she meant the teacher was asking an appalling question. not you bananas

Poor boy
however,I can see what the head of year is saying. When my friend died (we were around the same age as Tom) many in our year used it as an excuse to bunk off.
Even those closer to her over egged it iyswim - it does give a certain 'free pass' to do what you want because everyone's so desperate not to offend/upset anyone. It's a hard time to loose someone because you're not entirely in control of showing your emotional reactions either.
Difficult situation for the teachers.

Compassionate leave? Unofficial exclusion actually sir

I feel sorry for those 2 boys who clearly have issues but also the rest of the children in their classes. How much time do the teachers spend just trying to get them to behave before they even start teaching the others.

Can't help thinking that they both like the attention

wetaugust- he could well be in contact with outside agencies but the school/CH4 don't have permission to disclose that information?