Is it common practice at your primary? What is the reasoning?

[TheNewWitchOfSWL]

In the school where I work teachers often threaten to send misbehaving children to other classes e.g. reception child to nursery and vice versa, Y1 child to reception, Y3 child to Y6 etc…
From Y1 this is followed through action when other methods of discipline fails but in EY there are a lot of threatening and the occasional punishment.
I am just wondering if this is the done thing in the UK school system and what is the reasoning behind it?

I am not from the UK so still getting used to the school system here e.g. carpet for reception onwards, shared tables and school 9-3. In my country, from reception the children have their own desk…and school is wither from 7am 12 (lunch at home) or 1pm-6pm...

It's not overly common, but I've seen it happen. I've recently spent time in my 5 year olds pre-school class (we don't live in the UK anymore) and it's struck me that there is far less focus on discipline. UK schools can be a bit OTT. Focus is on work, no threats, rules or strategies. Any child that goes too far just gets asked 'xxxx, please" and that's usually all that's needed. Minor behavior is generally just ignored.

It happens in my daughter's school. In my daughters school reception and nursery are one unit so it is not an option to send a child from reception to nursery.

Sometimes teachers get to the end of their tether and they need a break from the obnoxious child. Sending a child out of class should not be regular occurance

It depends how disruptive the child is to the learning of the others as well. Sometimes a short, defined period of working in another class away from the preferred audience is a helpful reminder about the consequences of messing around.
It should be part of a behaviour code and follow other, lesser sanctions though, rather than 'Beelzebub, go to Mrs Dragon's class now' snarled through clenched teeth.

In our school behaviour policy that happens but it's quite far down the list of sanctions on the behaviour policy. They go to another room with a thinking sheet that the complete about their behaviour. It is only for a set time limit too.

Usual format, after numerous specific verbal reminders and warnings is
move name down a step on the behaviour board or whatever
move child to a thinking table to work (in the room)
move name down again (usually involves losing minutes off free time)
Something else that the school has thought up.
Then removal to amother class for a specific amount of time.

Then you find the teacher at the next break and apologise for sendinng them an extra body. And they smile and say 'That's fine, glad I could help"