Kate Silverton Instagram – By the 1990s the mood had hardened again as a reaction against unruly progressive schools. Gina Ford became a household name for imposing strict schedules on babies, and Jo Frost, aka Supernanny, became a television star for wearing dominatrix black leather gloves and threatening time-outs.
Asimilar spirit currently pervades a network of mainly urban state schools that enforce quiet compliance from students through techniques like isolation rooms and restricted playtime. Most famous among them is Michaela Community School in Wembley, London, both academically outstanding and “the strictest school in Britain”, led by Katharine Birbalsingh, who posted on social media that children had “original sin”. What about isolation periods?
“There is absolutely no need for these shaming, suppressing policies,” Silverton says. “I’m thinking about schools now. We have really lost our way when we think this is how to treat children. Seriously.”
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