November 2021 archive

Factors Within a Primary School that are Perceived to Support Children Who Are ‘At Risk’ of Exclusion. – An appreciative inquiry

After working in many roles at schools in central London, Amy Herbert,  gained a lot of experience at working with children deemed ‘at risk of exclusion’. She then trained as an Educational Psychologist and felt that much of the research on exclusion was focussed on secondary pupils after the point of exclusion. She felt that …

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My first week as the head of a Pupil Referral Unit – My world is upside down

It is my first week as the head of a primary aged pupil referral unit. Five children have just walked out of class and are wandering the corridor. None of the strategies that I employed as a  mainstream headteacher are working and I am at a complete loss. I am a long way out of …

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