@PastoralThings Weirdly this is one of the things I like most
I find that all the work I put in supporting them helps me when I then have to correct behaviour because I have a relationship with them to fall back on and knowledge of their circumstances
Definitely a hard balance to strike though!
This!!
But also they’re essential to a lot of our young people getting home safety/getting on their buses home
There must be a compromise in the middle somewhere
I've seen a fair few people claim that phones are not an issue in schools. Might be because the Tories have mentioned it. Sure, there are plenty of big issues, but speak to anyone in pastoral/safeguarding & they will tell you how much work phones cause. They're a nightmare.
@sendcogirl I made time yesterday to go into my year group’s lessons
I got to watch the most wonderful mime performances in drama and I left feeling much lighter