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The Headmaster from Hell

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NotSpaghetti Tue 18-Feb-25 10:05:08

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NotSpaghetti Tue 18-Feb-25 10:05:00

Apologies, this info was in your original po

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NotSpaghetti Tue 18-Feb-25 10:04:11

He is an evangelical Christian and writes for an evangelical magazine/paper.

I don't know if the school is though...
I only heard about him/the school last week I think.

I know he does Saturday detentions and in some cases has the parents follow their children in the lessons.

No self respecting teen would like that!

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Allira Tue 18-Feb-25 10:03:32

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^their parents go into school with them for the day^
No way! I'd be suspended:
a) for not using the correct "new" words and
b) for knowing more academically than some of the teachers (judging by DGD's work) and
c) needing coffee on tap

I'll be with serious thought later - I'm out today, just on a coffee stop!

😁

I'd be told off for talking in class.
Asking the teachers awkward questions.

Btw Caldicot has only one 'l' - at least I'd get that correct!

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escaped Tue 18-Feb-25 09:57:40

*back later

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escaped Tue 18-Feb-25 09:56:39

their parents go into school with them for the day
No way! I'd be suspended:
a) for not using the correct "new" words and
b) for knowing more academically than some of the teachers (judging by DGD's work) and
c) needing coffee on tap

I'll be with serious thought later - I'm out today, just on a coffee stop!

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Cossy Tue 18-Feb-25 09:51:21

I salute any Head of a school that attempts to instill respect for rules and provides a good all round education.

So long as he really does take into account those students who really do have additional needs of all kinds.

A local school near us has recently been castigated (Secondary school) for not allowing toilet passes during lesson time, one student wet themselves during a lesson when refused a pass.

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Sarnia Tue 18-Feb-25 09:47:26

Alun Ebenezer has been dubbed the Headmaster from Hell due to the measures he has implemented in Caldicott School in Monmouthshire.
He says we need to stop mollycoddling kids and although he is sympathetic to those with genuine and diagnosed needs, he feels there are too many hiding behind the wellbeing label when in reality they don't fancy a double lesson in physics. Saturday detentions are in place as is the correct school uniform. For persistent offenders their parents go into school with them for the day. What a clever stroke. All but the most hardened delinquent would be mortified to have their Mum or Dad shadow them all day. Their street cred and image would be smashed to smithereens.
Good for Alun Ebenezer. More power to his elbow.

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