Life Lessons with Barry Whitmore High School head teacher, Innes Robinson

I didn’t have my milk…

I didn’t have my bath…

I didn’t have my booky…

Three clear statements from my youngest who was quite frankly shocked by the lack of bedtime routine on Sunday night.

In our defence, we had just got back late and I put him into bed thinking we cracked it.

Ten minutes later he wandered downstairs, refusing to go to sleep until his demands were met.

I can’t blame him for being upset.

During lockdown I was all over the place without the structure of going to work.

I even considered wearing a suit at home to create some sort of normality.

(This was decided against this due to the likelihood of one of my children trashing it within about five minutes).

It is the same for Whitmore pupils.

They had six months off school and their routines were all over the place.

Sleep at 3am?

Standard.

Six hours on their phone a day?

Absolutely normal.

School plays a vital role in providing routine for its pupils.

Whitmore teachers have spent many hours recording lessons to go on our online learning platform which mirrors our normal lessons.

This way pupils can at least maintain elements of their normal school day, even when they are required to self-isolate.

Maybe they could even wear their uniform at home to create the right atmosphere…?

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