Dame Alison Peacock, CEO of the Chartered College of Teaching, was dismayed and immediately wrote to the Department of Education calling for her to uphold teacher standards. She told Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour, ‘If a teacher did this at work they would be disciplined. It’s not acceptable. We teach our very youngest children self-regulation. We’re constantly helping our young people to manage their emotions in the best possible way.’
There was more to say about the matter:
Sue Finch, early years consultant: ‘Is this what good behaviour looks like? The Department of Education’s advice on Behaviour in Schools (July 2022) says that “Creating a culture that promotes excellent behaviour requires a clear vision of what good behaviour looks like”. Children can be suspended from school for less.” ‘
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