We are committed to reducing rates of pupil exclusions among males in mainstream schools by tackling inequality and lack of opportunity for vulnerable groups
Has anyone else noticed the repeated assumption that poor children are the ones that behave badly in schools? Have we ever thought that it might be our own bias and expectations which mean that we see behaviour differently depending on who is in front of us?
"On the day that you exclude a child from school, you might as well give them a date and time to turn up at prison"
Interesting discussions today with The Diane Abbott Foundation and @YBTN_uk.
This special we did with @bbc5live last year, speaking to children who had been excluded (for carrying knives and other reasons) is still incredibly powerful. Worth a listen https://t.co/y3bJlPJPsN @TheDifferenceEd @prusapuk@TeachFirst
Amazing way to start the week. Year 2 are enjoying debating whether wolves should be kept in captivity. A pupil has written a book to make people ‘empathise and educate them’. Lovely to see #passion#impact within our curriculum.
URGENTLY need a group of black men to regularly mentor a group of black boys, year 11.
Preferably, in STEM careers OR those who are footballers/who were on track for a footie career but changed trajectory (for whatever reason)
These boys need guidance 😞
RT/DM
It can't be right so many young people who've committed offences have been excluded from school.
I'm calling on the PM to act urgently & give local authorities & schools the power & resources to properly support vulnerable children at risk of exclusions.
The way some schools deal with excluded young people is broken & leaves them at greater risk of becoming involved or being affected by violence.
I call on the PM to take urgent action on exclusions to stop more young people from being sucked into crime. https://t.co/Z1CzslpAVG