That particular response would be met with instant isolation, detention or expulsion in many schools – but not at Springwell. Its teachers vow to approach every child with what they call “unconditional positive regard” – or in Whitaker’s words, they “batter the children with kindness”. ‘I want to believe it’ll be better with Bennett’: can the new school behaviour tsar fix class discipline? Instead of a school behaviour policy, Passmores has a “relationship charter” that “seeks to affirm rather than condemn, to reward as well as challenge”. He fears, however, that disciplinarian schools are “consigning certain children to the dumpster” by refusing to address their needs.

Source: The Guardian February 27, 2018 07:07 UTC