Don’t blame children’s behaviour on ‘weak’ parents 

According to the behaviour ‘tsar’, schools have had to become more disciplined; in part because lots of parents rarely say ‘no’ to their children (Picture: Getty Images)

This morning, as I was sitting in the car decompressing from a morning spent with my two toddlers before starting my ‘official’ working day as a teacher, I stumbled across comments in The Times from the Department of Education’s ambassador for attendance and behaviour, Tom Bennett.

In it, rather than taking responsibility for the rise in exclusions, Bennett – implied that weak parenting is partially responsible for behaviour issues in schools. 

According to the behaviour ‘tsar’, schools have had to become more disciplined; in part because lots of parents rarely say ‘no’ to their children.

‘Some parents have very weak boundaries with their own children,’ said Bennett. ‘The...