School sin bin system

Title

School sin bin system

Genre

News report

TX Date

23 Jan 1979

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:01:30

Description

John Perkins reports on a dramatic increase in the number of educational special units since 1974. The so-called sanctuaries or sin bins are used to tackle disciplinary problems within schools and have been praised by school inspectors, however teachers have criticised the practice.

Contributors

John Perkins

Keywords

Reports; Education; Teaching; Truancy; School discipline; Schools; Schoolchildren; Educational statistics; Teaching methods

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