Member

Beyond the administrative costs that these regulations and guidance will impose on schools and teachers, there is also the question of their impact on behaviour. We welcome a standardised reporting measure in principle, but such a measure presupposes that restraint and, more importantly, seclusions will be part of school life. No teacher enjoys having to give seclusions and we accept that there are often negative consequences for the well-being of children as a result, but they are necessary because, unfortunately, there are children whose behaviour disrupts and threatens other pupils in the class and teachers. Therefore, the fact that one of the stated intentions of the guidance is to