Educating Greater Manchester

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Just love this series.

Rani

Ahhh mushi!! I remember him. He was a lovely boy. He did so well for himself.

I think the interviews with Rani and Mourad about their journey from Syria were important. It needs to be rammed home that this is happening to real people. Sadly they are actually the lucky ones. They're safe and well and in environment where people are caring for them.

Would teachers interrogate non refugees on why they had their pet put to sleep /why their mum had left the family home /why they had chips for tea every night.......

Randomer if it was something that would effect the child's well being and performance at school, they should.

I agree with misseliza. I don't think they were interrogating either. And I think it does bring home that it happens to real people

There's probably an aspect of personal curiousity too. I appreciated the staff being aware of the negative reactions Muslim students may face as a result of the Manchester bomb. It seems like a very nurturing school

I agree with MissEliza. I think it's great that teachers are ready to have these conversations now. Nobody asked me after my parents split up, and nobody picked up on what a prize dick my dad was before that - I kind of think someone might now? I hope teachers are properly supported through (I know, fat chance most likely) as it must add to the pressure they're under.

I would never ask probing personal problems in front of other kids.

Waffly I agree that little passage was depressing ; nice children trotting out their parents predjudices, that is why

The teachers have to bring difficult issues in to the open

Yikes I've heard my own dcs coming out with that crap about benefits, which they've obviously picked up from friends. It's scary how prevalent those attitudes are.

Would teachers interrogate non refugees on why they had their pet put to sleep /why their mum had left the family home /why they had chips for tea every night.......
Yes, we do.

Balled my eyes out watching this. Heart warming.

In front of their peers?

I was a bit shocked that Rani had to sit next to his bully while he was told off!

Jack and Rani were amazing,and Jack's mum was lovely too.

The Head dealt with the van incident spot on.

Someone's job to get someone's children up for school. How sad.

Last weeks was heart warming with Rani and his friendship with Jack,
This episode has me in tears.
All these complex issues and sad things facing our young people.

This had me in tears again too!

Someone's job to get someone's children up for school. How sad.

That's what I thought too.

Kodie is very clearly depressed! I hope this is known to her Gp and being addressed. It didn't seem to be suggested during the programme.

What do you do with a child like Mia, though? And the mum has to go to work.

Mia's mum is about to become a 32-year-old grandmother.

Yes I'm not sure what to do with someone like Mia either, although to be fair not sure what to do about all of them.

I couldn't believe there was a person getting them up and bringing them either! Why won't Mia go to school of it's got so bad the mum has had community service? Doesn't she care?

But you don't have to be depressed to self harm

purpleme it wasnt the self harming that Indicated she was depressed.

Wrt the getting them up out of bed to go to school, what do they do if the child refuses to get up or gets up and dawdles or stalls and there are two others sitting in the car being made late for school?

Assuming you've never faced a child who won't go to school - or you'd know why someone has that job.

Who Is that to stripy?