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New animations explore the impact of school discipline on pupils’ mental health and wellbeing
Monday 30th September 2024
Two new animations have shed light on the impact of behaviour management in English secondary schools on pupils’ mental health and wellbeing. They are based on findings from the ARC West project which originated from our Young People’s Advisory Group (YPAG).
The first video, ‘A Day in the Life’ tells the story of two pupils in the same classroom. It describes the impact discipline has on everyone, whether it’s the pupils who are subjected to it or those who comply to avoid it.
The second video, ‘Isolation’, tells the story of a pupil who is regularly sent to isolation. She says: “They go crazy if you miss a day of school, but then they’ll throw you in isolation like there’s no tomorrow. It makes me so angry.”
