Katie Laud

[Hull Wyke RL @HullWykeRL]

Today’s man of the matches for the U14 from a good win at home to Cottingham Tigers were Harry H and Ethan L

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[Naomi Fisher @naomicfisher]

Today I talked to a young person who stopped going to school in Year 7. He told me, when we looked around the school they said that detentions were only for when you did something really wrong and most people didn’t get them. Then, when I got there, I found out that in nearly every lesson someone got a detention. The teachers were always giving us detentions and I was scared.

He said, they really pack things into your head. You get into the class and there’s a ‘First do this’ on the board and you have to sit down and do it immediately. Then the teacher gives you more to do and it doesn’t matter if you can’t do it all, it just keeps moving on. You can’t ask your friend how they are doing it because you can’t talk. You’re always worrying about what happens next and whether you might get a detention.

He said, I couldn’t do it. It made my head hurt and by lunchtime I couldn’t go on. I know I was learning a lot but I couldn’t keep going.

He’s out of school now and at an alternative setting. He said, I can stay all day there, because they don’t pressure us. I couldn’t believe how relaxed they were when I started. They don’t give us detentions and I didn’t think that would really happen. I’m learning things.

There’s no way for this to be fed back to the system. No one asks those of us who work in mental health what the side effects are of our local school. No one measures mental health as a key outcome of educational and behavioural policy. No one looks at children’s behaviour and attendance as feedback on the system.

He’s not an isolated case. I hear stories like his all the time. Kids who cannot cope with high pressure and high control environments and who start not attending school as a result. Kids who tell me that they are constantly fearful of getting it wrong.

You won’t solve that by fining or threatening their parents. We have to ask what is happening in our schools, and whether many of them are becoming environments in which children cannot thrive. Exam results aren’t enough. We have to ask about the side effects of the system.

[Jamie Cassidy @Jamie_Ca55idy]

Morning of learning for both players and coaches at @hullkrofficial for @HullWykeRL U14’s
Loads of positives for everyone thanks to @robwillo72 @thekrd7 🏉👍

[Katie Laud @klaud30]

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[Square Peg @teamsquarepeg]

Yes. It’s the silent compliant kids going pop in their 10s of 1000s. That’s who we’re seeing in persistent absence data.

[Naomi Fisher @naomicfisher]

This morning I made a mistake. As a result I was 20 minutes late for a meeting. No one gave me a behaviour point. I apologised and we moved on. I’m not in detention now. That’s because I’m an adult and I live in the real world. Why should our teenagers be treated so differently?

[Katie Laud @klaud30]

@sarahsudea @teamsquarepeg Thank you

[Dr Carrie Grant MBE (hc) 💙 @CarrieGrant1]

School attendance difficulties: 92.1% neurodivergent 83.4% autistic - @educationgovuk this pic is exactly what masking looks like. @AFNCCF surely you know this. #tonedeaf It’s us parents who mop up the trauma school causes. Our children deserve better. #SEND #Autism 1/2

[Daryn Egan-Simon @darynsimon]

Year 7s aren’t too ‘needy’ - they’re 11/12 year old kids trying to adapt to new ways of being in unfamiliar school environments. The system needs to better support that transition rather than chastise children for not coping with this enormous change.

[Steve B @75ThunderRoad]

Attendance from Two Sides

During 12 years of headship, in two different schools, managing pupils' attendance was always a priority.

Improving attendance was often on our school development plans.

In our school prospectus, I said things like "Every day is unmissable!".

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[Katie Laud @klaud30]

@HessleHigh @carla85uk you seen this date

[Naomi Fisher @naomicfisher]

Make schools more rigid. Insist that children stop playing years before they are ready for it. Impose a one size fits all system on everyone - and when it doesn't work for an increasing number, say that they are the problem, not the system. https://t.co/tiH0D3y4aw

[Katie Laud @klaud30]

Please sign and share https://t.co/yZ5qBMrhwJ

[Square Peg @teamsquarepeg]

An in-depth report on attendance difficulties report sharing Charlie’s story.

It’s clear Charlie’s family have tried all they can and are continuing to try every day.

https://t.co/l8aZcnY6wB

[Gerry🧠🌱 @gerrydiamond71]

Absolutely. 🧠🌱

[Katie Laud @klaud30]

Take my survey! https://t.co/BZxHHmm209

If anyone who has a child who struggles to attend school or access a suitable education please can you take five mins to fill out my survey thank you