We will at some point need to review our policy.
And with that some of our strategies for dealing with behaviour. We don’t have a lot of students who act out at school but I guess with our high number of students with ASD they often bottle it up and act out at home around issues of homework and little things that happen to them during the day. Thought I would share some articles about the impact of taking morning tea of children.
- https://schoolleadersnow.weareteachers.com/how-to-discipline-a-child-without-taking-away-recess/
- https://www.additudemag.com/the-right-to-recess/
- https://www.playgroundprofessionals.com/play/school-and-education/why-are-teachers-taking-recess-away501
- http://teacherhabits.com/take-away-recess/
Let me be clear. I don’t have a solution yet but perhaps it amongst many other issues will need to be discussed when we look at our inclusive education policy and what it means for Payne Road State School. This will be how we reflect on what training we will need in the future.
I read a couple of these links and straight away see problems with p.11 of our behaviour policy.