Educating the East End

[Lilka]

Anyone?

MEB- I'm sure it would happen a lot less often if there were some serious consequences.

But the consequences won't address the roots of the problem. If the school can work with him to overcome the needs that child has, they'll have more success.

I am not saying there shouldn't be behaviour management involved- there should. But you've got to look at the bigger picture.

Oh Halil (sp.) :(

He's so bright, and so funny and charming and I hope he ends up ok.

oh wow, he's just struck a nerve here, dd could be like that at his age

The two aren't mutually exclusive. We do a lot of work with behaviour support services, have in-house counsellors, learning mentors and a zero tolerance policy on violence. We offer a lot of support for our students but they have to serve their punishment too. For violent behaviour that is an exclusion in all cases in my school. As a result violent behaviour is very very rare. We owe it to the rest of the students to keep them safe and it's not right that a minority students, however troubled, be allowed to lash out at others in that way. Litter-picking is a disproportionately lenient punishment IMO.

Thanks I've an amazing support network here. just when you hear kidssay stuff like that it hits you really hard iyswim

I like this copper

This is so true about the football stuff: the number of incredibly talented kids who nevertheless get tossed aside by the big clubs' academies is frankly frightening. And it leaves the kids feeling so rejected.

Halil reminds me of my 10yo dd. Push push push, and then explode.

Poor granddad.

I love the granddad. Poor man.

Gosh this is hard to watch.

He's so far into his sulk that he just can't climb out. It's heartbreaking to watch.

This just shows how vital it is that the school has good working relationships with the parents and carers. The kids who are really up shit creek are the ones who have family that also shout the odds and who won't cooperate.

This young fella has his head screwed on.

I love Mr Polumbo! (sp?)