School Absences:"Mainstream school doesn't suit everyone"| Newsround
There's currently a problem with some pupils being off school for long periods. It's something lots of people are worried about and the issue has become worse since the coronavirus pandemic. And there's lots of reasons behind it. Some children have found it difficult returning to the classroom full-time. After Covid lockdowns, many of these children experience anxiety or have educational needs, meaning they require more support, which can be difficult, to get in a mainstream school. And lots of parents are working from home now, which means it's easier to keep kids off school.
目前存在一些学生长时间不上学的问题。这是很多人担心的事情，自冠状病毒大流行以来，这个问题变得更加严重。这背后有很多原因。一些孩子发现很难全职回到教室。在COVID封锁之后，这些孩子中的许多人会感到焦虑或有教育需求，这意味着他们需要更多的支持，而这在主流学校可能很难获得。现在很多家长都在家工作，这意味着让孩子们更容易辍学。
One way it's being addressed is alternative provisions, a place which provides education for children outside of mainstream school. I've come to this one in Yorkshire. It's held in a church hall with seven pupils and three teachers. I first met Dion who spends four days a week here and one day back at his other school. Dion struggled with work and behaviour at his old school, so what difference has it made coming here?
解决这一问题的一种方式是替代性规定，即为主流学校以外的儿童提供教育的地方。我来到约克郡的一个。它在一个教堂大厅举行,有七名学生和三名教师。我第一次见到迪翁，他每周在这里呆四天，回到另一所学校一天。迪翁在他原来的学校里为工作和行为而苦苦挣扎，那么来到这里有什么不同呢？
It's made me be able to concentrate a lot more and tell when to like not do stuff that I'm not meant to do. What's your favourite thing about coming to this school? Definitely being able to talk to someone, being able to take a break. Probably the fact that there's less people and usually It's not exactly calm but it's not as stressful or as hectic as a normal school.
它让我能够更加集中注意力，并知道何时，比如不做我不该做的事情。来到这所学校你最喜欢的事情是什么？绝对是能够与某人交谈，能够休息一下。可能是因为人比较少,而且通常这里并不完全平静，但也不像普通学校那么紧张或忙碌。
So what difference is there between your mainstream school and coming to school here? You don't have to have a uniform and that's really nice because it gives you the freedom to weanr whatever you want really and you get to keep your coat on if you're like cold or you just want to keep it on because of comfort and you're able to just take a break out of a lesson if you're getting really stressed or worried or you just need a break and the fact that you get to have a blanket it's just really comfy and yeah it's just really nice.
No uniforms, fewer students and smaller classrooms are just some of the differences to
mainstream school. Overall, the day runs very similar, starting with English and Maths in the morning, followed by reading together and then online learning in the afternoon. Pupils usually come here for a short period, giving them a chance to take a break, which will hopefully help them return to their usual schools when they're ready. The small space and fewer pupils can really help those students with anxiety.
Evie is in year 11 and has been coming for a year. She struggled getting back into school after lockdown. Can you just explain to me, so when you wake up and you're feeling anxious and, you know, struggling to go into school, what does that feel like? What does anxiety feel like? I'll normally start shaking or fidgeting and sometimes I can feel sick and then sometimes I'll just shut down and I won't speak and I just refuse to do anything.
What's it like coming to school here? It's a lot calmer because you've got all the day to speak to somebody if there's anything wrong. And you can relate to everyone because we all know we're here for similar reasons. So what difference do you think being at the school has made to you? It's prepared me to go to college and it's been helpful because I've been able to speak to Gav or speak to Rachel if there's anything wrong and I can take time out if I need to, if I'm getting anxious or anything.
I spoke to Gav, who's head of the centre here, about what it's like running this provision. It's an absolute privilege to work with these young people. 'I've done it for so many years and to see someone come through the doors that's really struggling with their education, but to be able to give them the time and the things that they need in life in the hope that they will go back into their mainstream environment is just phenomenal.
The children here are having a positive experience taking a break from mainstream education but if they were in charge of schools what changes would they want to see? I just think they need to like kind of understand that not everyone's the same and some people will do struggle and will struggle for like the amount of time they are in school. When a student is struggling they can't just necessarily expect him to go straight to the lessons if they're upset or anything. They need to at least give them a bit of time to calm down. Well, a mainstream school definitely doesn't suit everyone because everyone has different needs and stuff and it's just not for everyone.
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