School years are meant to be the best years of your life - not these days unless you conform to their dictatorship! 
now they’re not allowed to use the toilet in lesson time and distribute toilet roll out to children as they walk in. How much more degrading does this have to get before it stops?! 

Children in schools these days are ruled and made to behave like soldiers!

my son was told to move he wasn’t allowed to sit where he was because he was a girl?! 

then got a verbal warning for telling the teacher he was a boy! 

Since my child started at the Farnley Academy high school Leeds last September I have seen just how bad this has become. 

here are some of the comments my child has received since starting in September 

handing another child a pritt-stick 

laughing at lunch time

forgot his land yard (he only needs it for his lunch)

walking down wrong side of the steps 

asked if he could shut the door because it was noisy and he couldn’t concentrate. 

he got 3 comments and a detention for something he didn’t even do. 

late for a lesson because he had to get changed from PE and get to the other side of the school within 3 minutes the ink he had only been in the school 2 weeks when he got that one. 
there’s more but I’ll run out of space! 

The kids get comments for the silliest of things from walking into school with their coats on, to dropping pens, to walking on the wrong side of the stairs etc… the list goes on they have 3 minutes to get from one side of the school to another and that’s including getting changed from PE. It turns the kids into nervous wrecks and  Causing unnecessary anxiety!

Break and lunch times, times that should be their time where they’re allowed to unwind and chill out for a bit or run off some of the energy, You’d think! But NO! You get a comment for laughing and god forbid you want to run around, no! you have to just walk about or stand there, but don’t laugh as that’s classed as silly behaviour! 

please read the following 12 reasons and surveys that have been carried out. 

(Information from the internet) 

Breaktimes:

These are time outs from challenges in the classroom, providing cognitive rest and recuperation.

Increase classroom engagement and make children more attentive and more productive, reduce disruptive behaviour in the classroom.

Help children practice social skills and role-play with peers.

Help children learn negotiation, cooperation, sharing, problem-solving and self-control.

Make children more flexible, creative and independent.

Provide children with a way of managing stress and ways to cope.

Allow children to rest, play, think, imagine, Exercise and be resourceful.

Help reduce sedentary behaviours.

Allow children to learn which physical activities they enjoy.

Allow teachers and children to mix in a different environment and build relationships.

Improve children’s learning and overall academic achievement.
How do we know this?

Two surveys conducted by Professor Peter Blatchford and Dr Ed Baines found that breaktimes are a key feature of school life and can impact positively and negatively on social and learning outcomes. They found that breaktime has been eroded in lots of schools despite the obvious benefits it provides.

Play at breaktime is the main form of exercise for children and can contribute up to 40% of a child’s recommended daily physical activity.
They also point to concerns from the Mental Health Foundation that a lack of outside play opportunities is a major factor in the rise of mental health problems in young people.
More breaks

Scheduling a mid-morning break, a lunchtime break and an afternoon break isn't what some schools do – some take frequent pit stops. They know that children are less attentive during long work periods.

In Finland, children normally get to take a 15 minute break for every 45 minutes of teaching. This break from the class normally means heading straight outside.

Long teaching and learning sessions aren't actually good for anyone because we all need to give our brains rest time – it gives us fresh perspectives and new focus.

This is what Anthony Pellegrini found in his book Recess: Its Role in Education and Development. His research showed that pupils were always more attentive after a break than before.

The importance of independent play

Adults need to back off too. Children need supervising but they also need the freedom to play rather than walk in the shadows of those on duty – they need to develop social skills with their friends. Sometimes adults supervising can join in the games and 'play' but by doing so they alter the social dynamics.

As you head back to school, think about what role breaktimes play and how they influence what happens in class.

School policy should be based on the best theory and empirical evidence available and everything is telling us that we need more breaks, not less. As Pellegrini and Bohn (2005) note, more frequent break periods could positively affect children’s cognitive performance and social competence. 

What to do

We can't have an adult-free break because children need teachers to turn to and teachers have responsibilities. It's their duty to:

Help children build friendships.
Aid the injured.
Listen to both sides in a dispute and help children to come to an amicable solution.
Be aware of possible dangers and try to prevent accidents.
Encourage good language, sharing, friendship and consideration for others.
However, sometimes teachers are too visible and this alters children's behaviour.

Children need opportunities to play away from adults because it helps them create their own ideas, problem-solve and develop new skills. An adult can be like having a huge spanner in the works.

A lack of outside play opportunities is a major factor in the rise of mental health problems in young people. I was told today by the school it’s a “health and safety issue “ 

Children need time and space to exercise and play happily and securely with their friends but they don't need adults spoiling their fun.

Breaks are for children and so we should leave them alone to play.

Teachers need to be playground professionals, not holiday reps. This means doing your duty from the perimeter, being unobtrusive and not interfering unless there is a need to.

And finally…

Effective schools place a precedence on promoting pupil wellbeing – they know exactly how breaktimes feed into mental health, and so see them as a crucial and necessary part of their development.

One thing is certain: we all need a break from time to time so we can refresh and reboot.  

The other main factor too affecting child’s behaviour and mental health is incentive based learning. 
The problem with incentive-based learning is that children often do not develop the internal motivation needed to maintain behaviors when the reward is not being offered. For example, if you reward a child every time they receive an “A” on a test, their desire to learn will be contingent on receiving a prize. As result, it becomes very difficult for them to develop an appreciation for learning itself, and the internal motivation to do so. Possessing internal motivation is necessary to overcome most challenging life circumstances, especially when immediate gratification is not possible.

In my opinion this is a breach of the child's human rights.

Human rights within the United Kingdom are protected by the Human Rights Act 1998, which means that if an individual believes that their human rights have been breached, they can take action against this in a court of law. Examples of rights that are contained within the Act, known as ‘Articles’ are:

The right to freedom from torture and inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment.

The right to liberty and security.

The right to freedom of thought, They’re not allowed freedom of thought it’s classed as being cheeky! conscience and religion.

The right to freedom of expression. They’re not allowed to do this 

The right of access to an education.

Although usually associated with adults, this Act provides equal rights to children who are also protected by its content.

Please let’s turn back the clocks and let children be children. 
Stop the manipulation and control over our children.