By Sarah Harris for the Daily Mail
Published: 01:40 BST, 15 June 2019 | Updated: 10:32 BST, 15 June 2019
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Schools must stop giving children detentions during their break and lunchtimes as a punishment, experts warned yesterday.
The membership body for UK psychologists said unstructured activities are ‘critical’ for children’s wellbeing and development, and that teachers should not take away their pupils break times.
The British Psychological Society issued the warning, saying that youngsters have a ‘right to play’.
It follows research from University College London’s (UCL) Institute of Education, which revealed that school break times have been slashed by more than an hour a week over two decades.
Psychologists yesterday issued a ‘position statement’, demanding that all children have access to free, high quality opportunities for play (stock)
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