General Chat

It seems that feral students can do what they like & nothing much will be done about it.

Classes are far too big in mainstream schools, even without Special Needs pupils.

I've worked as a LSA in both mainstream and special schools.
Special schools have between 8 - 10 pupils per class, and most have 2 LSA's.
All glass is strengthened, and potentially violent/'running' pupils have a dedicated LSA, with a Walkie Talkie.
They also have a more relaxed attitude towards the pupils.

I was educated in the fifties and sixties by some teachers I still regard as very unpleasant people who should never have been allowed any contact with children. They had no classroom assistants then but they did have recourse to the cane and were very free with their nasty slapping hands.

They certainly taught us how to get away with being a bully if nothing else.

......... and why I didn't continue teaching after we left the UK!

Which is exactly why I resigned :-|

Florence

not only that, but if the UK is the same as here, there are children in mainstream school who need much more support than they get, and teachers are NOT trained to handle them.

Both sides lose out ........ the child and the others in the classroom, including the teacher.

I have just seen an article about a Teaching Assistant who was pregnant. She was kicked in the stomach by a pupil which resulted in the staff member having a miscarriage.
It said she was not supported by her workplace and once recovered returned to work.


That is absolutely unacceptable! I would have not returned but would have taken it to the union or further.

Everyday thousands of staff face pupils who threaten to injure staff in some way and yet we are told, it goes with the job. I once had a child who suddenly opened his mouth and clamped his jaw firmly on my hand nearly cutting off my thumb. The pain was awful and my hand was black and blue within seconds.


Procedure tells you to fill out an incident form and report. Nothing can be done apparently, par for the course.


Where possible children with Additional Support Needs should be included in mainstream school. But if a pupil is so aggressive and his behaviour uncontrollable then they should be sent to a special needs school. unfortunately if the parents disagree with that decision, they can take it to court as their child has the right to be included!


On a daily basis, schools are understaffed by support staff. Firstly the pay is very basic and secondly no one wants to be at risk from injury. Staff have the right to expect pupils to behave in a reasonable way but they have little authority over them when challenging their negative behaviour.


As quoted in some newspaper. When the discipline was removed in schools, a minefield was created and now children think they can do what they like and parents too.



Florence in the hebrides :-(