‘Dumping grounds’ Under this headline Martin George, (6th February 2018 TES) summarised evidence presented to The Commons Education Select Committee at the second evidence session for its inquiry into alternative provision. In brief; *Internal exclusion units in schools can be misused. Professor Gillies gave evidence of units governed by school policy that specified a four to six week intervention period where students may be retained for long […]
Essex County Council Childrens Social Care Academy & the Divisional Based Intervention Service This first of its kind conference is being held in Colchester, Essex On Friday 9th February 2018 from 09.30am – 4.30pm The aim of the conference is to: ð Share good practice and positive outcomes using Solution Focused Practice ð Promote use of Solution Focused Practice in a range of contexts […]
(1000 words) Four questions; 1) Behaviour management. Is behaviour really so separate from the rest of children’s learning and children so incapable that it requires us to abandon teaching and manage it? 2) Behaviour policies. Are behaviour and learning so far apart from each other that a school must have separate behaviour and learning policies? 3) Reliance on punishment in schools. Are punishment and coercion […]
