In the final episode of our series exploring the use of punishment in schools Dr John Tillson and Laura Oxley discuss how the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child can be used as a framework against which the legitimacy of punishment can be judged.
We consider the arguments given for exclusion and other punishments in schools and whether these take into account the interests of the child. Suggestions are given on how to weigh up the rights of one child verses a group of children and alternative ways to approach misbehaviour. We conclude by discussion whether exclusion can ever be morally legitimate.
You can find out more about their work on the website: www.pedagogiesofpunishment.com.
You can read about the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child here: https://www.ohchr.org/en/professionalinterest/pages/crc.aspx
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Music: "Moodswing" by Poddington Bear
From the Free Music Archive
CC by NC