Birthday invites banned – unless whole class invited
Inviting only a few classmates is “unkind”, says headteacher
Parents at a school in Bath have been told that children cannot hand out birthday-party invitations unless they invite the whole class.
Headteacher Mark Brearey says inviting only a small group of friends is "unkind", against the prep-school's "inclusive" Christian values, and could have a "serious impact on [the] wellbeing" of those who are left out.
He sent parents a letter saying: “Please could you avoid bringing any party invitations into school that do not include all children in a particular class or year group.”
And he added later, in a statement: “We are an inclusive school. Kindness is something we really value with young children, and we don't like children to feel like they are being excluded.
“I do not think a child coming into school and handing out invites to some children and not others is very kind. It can leave the children who are not invited feel sad and unsettled.
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“I am not saying that parents have to invite every child to the party, I am just saying, if you are going to only invite a few, do it over text, emails or phone calls instead."
We asked on MadeForMum's Twitter page for your reaction to the ban - and your opinion was pretty split: "What utter rubbish!" said one follower. “But how would parents feel if it was their child not invited to a party? Totally for whole class policy. Good for the head,” replied another.
Over to you! What do you think of the headteacher’s opinion? Please do tell...
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