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- Dorothy Stringer College in Brighton introduced in ‘Angle to Studying’ scheme
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Pupils with low behaviour scores are being despatched to the again of the meals queue in a ‘Dickensian’ transfer by a secondary college.
The ‘Angle to Studying’ scheme, at Dorothy Stringer College in Brighton, awards pupils scores based mostly on standards together with respect, creativity and resilience.
These given one of the best scores are promoted to the entrance of the queue at breaktime, whereas these with the worst scores should wait till others have completed.
Dad and mom have mentioned the system ‘unfairly discriminates’ in opposition to youngsters and makes use of entry to meals as a punishment to ‘disgrace’ much less in a position pupils.
One mom, with a daughter on the college, mentioned: ‘That is positively Dickensian. Rewarding entry to meals is like one thing out of Oliver Twist.
The ‘Angle to Studying’ scheme, at Dorothy Stringer College in Brighton , awards pupils scores based mostly on standards together with respect, creativity and resilience
‘My daughter says she will get actually anxious at breaktime as a result of she is separated from her pals and informed to attend.
‘I do not know what the pinnacle was pondering introducing this, and I totally count on the native authority and college governors to step in.’
A father mentioned: ‘Proscribing entry to meals or utilizing it as a reward is completely incorrect. That is 2024, not the Victorian period.’
One woman attending the East Sussex college – deemed a ‘good’ pupil however with poor scores – mentioned there’s typically little meals left by the point she will get into the canteen. The yr 11 pupil claimed she ate only a small fruit jelly sooner or later this week.
Her mom mentioned: ‘If the college is attempting to enhance the behaviour and studying of pupils then I overlook how not feeding them goes to assist. Children want correct vitamin to take care of focus ranges for examine and good behaviour. This coverage is counter-productive.
‘My daughter has been coming dwelling ravenous hungry. She falls behind in simply two topics, so she is in a decrease group. By the point her group will get into the canteen, all the things has nearly gone.’
Pupils are separated into six teams, with group one moving into the canteen first. Being marked ‘good’ throughout all topics results in being positioned in the next group. These ‘needing to enhance’ are assigned to a decrease group.
The coverage at Dorothy Stringer was piloted in yr 11 final yr by headmaster Matt Hillier, it was then rolled out throughout the college
Dad and mom mentioned the Angle to Studying (ATL) scheme is utilized in different UK colleges, although it isn’t recognized what number of others use it to regulate entry to meals.
The coverage at Dorothy Stringer was piloted in yr 11 final yr by headmaster Matt Hillier, it was then rolled out throughout the college.
Mr Hillier mentioned: ‘The brand new system was launched to enhance queuing and be certain that college students can entry the canteen safely. It solely applies at breaktimes, when roughly 1,600 youngsters undergo the canteen in 25 minutes, and never at lunchtimes. Lunchtime and free college meal provision is unchanged.
‘College students aren’t separated from their pals – they’ll select to attend and go in collectively. This method doesn’t forestall anybody from accessing meals and meals doesn’t run out. It rewards college students who exhibit a constructive ATL.
‘It isn’t linked to attainment and many college students with SEN [special educational needs] have glorious scores.
A small variety of college students with a particular want linked to canteen entry have already got passes that permit them to bypass the queue.’
