Primary school head ‘makes children fill out a form to go to the loo’

Primary school headteacher is accused of running ‘Victorian’ classrooms where pupils have to fill out a ‘reflection form’ if they need the toilet during lessons

  • Rachel Bentham has come under fire for new strict regime at Norden Primary 
  • The children are made to march around the school as part of ‘fantastic walking’ 
  • Pupils at the Rochdale school said that ‘all the fun had gone out’ of lessons 

A primary school headteacher has reportedly been accused of running ‘Victorian’ classrooms where children are forced to fill out a ‘reflection form’ if they are desperate for the toilet in lessons.

Rachel Bentham has come under fire from parents at Norden Community Primary School in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, who are up in arms over her ‘military’ regime that they claim has put their children off school.

In addition to the head’s rule of making pupils file a written toilet request, children are also supposedly made to march around the school with their hands behind their backs as part of an activity dubbed ‘fantastic walking’. 

Rachel Bentham (pictured) has come under fire from parents at Norden Community Primary School in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, who are up in arms over her ‘military’ regime that they claim has put their children off school

One parent said that Ms Bentham’s (pictured) new initiatives ‘left kids saying that all the fun has gone out of school’

A letter from mums and dads sent to school governors read: ‘It has been reported to parents that children are being denied toilet breaks in lessons, or if they appear really desperate and have gone anyway, they have to fill in a reflection sheet,’ according to the Mirror. 

They also reportedly lashed out at the ‘fantastic walking’ sessions which they likened to drills performed in an army base camp or a Victorian school.

One parent said that Ms Bentham’s new initiatives ‘left kids saying that all the fun has gone out of school’.

A spokeswoman for Rochdale Council said: ‘We are aware of the issues parents have raised and we are dealing with them via appropriate channels and procedures.’

And the governors reportedly said that they will respond to the concerns raised by parents. 

Children at Norden Community Primary School (pictured) are also supposedly made to march around the school with their hands behind their backs as part of an activity dubbed ‘fantastic walking’

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