One of England’s best performing academy schools has taken to confiscating Xboxes and PlayStations from pupils’ homes in order to improve exam results.
According to King Solomon Academy (KSA) principal, Max Haimendorf, mobile phones and games consoles were taken away by the school on occasions with parental consent.
The measure was introduced to encourage good behaviour and improve grades, he said.
“What has happened more than once is that the parent has come into the school and said, ‘I do not want my child using this. I want you to keep it until are better behaved,” he told The Sunday Times.
Parents would then either agree to a “symbolic” confiscation by the school or bring in the device to hand it over to staff. Full story...
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According to King Solomon Academy (KSA) principal, Max Haimendorf, mobile phones and games consoles were taken away by the school on occasions with parental consent.
The measure was introduced to encourage good behaviour and improve grades, he said.
“What has happened more than once is that the parent has come into the school and said, ‘I do not want my child using this. I want you to keep it until are better behaved,” he told The Sunday Times.
Parents would then either agree to a “symbolic” confiscation by the school or bring in the device to hand it over to staff. Full story...
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