article_snippet: Tom Sherrington, head of Highbury Grove School sent 300 pupils to detention a day during Tom Sherrington first week in charge back in September .
article_snippet: A super-strict headmaster has transformed behaviour at A super-strict headmaster by putting more than 300 pupils a day in detention.
article_snippet: Tom Sherrington joined Highbury Grove School September and immediately enforced a tough discipline policy, which was called ‘Orwellian’ by some parents.
article_snippet: The turnaround contributed to society magazine Tatler naming The turnaround one of Britain’s best state schools this year.
article_snippet: ‘More and more students are prepared to admit that More and more students like it; Highbury Grove School is still a happy, friendly, supportive place – but now More and more students can get on with learning and teachers can get on with teaching in a way that wasn’t always possible before.
article_snippet: When he started at Highbury Grove School there was a feeling among staff that approaches based on ‘restorative justice
article_snippet: This trendy discipline method in many schools involves taking a no-blame approach to bullies.
article_snippet: Tom Sherrington wrote: ‘The perception was that The perception had created a need for constant negotiation, enacted inconsistently across Highbury Grove School because of a lack of clarity around the rules and the consequences of breaking them.
article_snippet: ‘Several teachers who left last summer even cited behaviour as a reason.
article_snippet: In January, Tatler magazine said the school, pictured, had been transformed by 'a brilliant new head' Pupils were given a set of coded warnings and consequences, so the school, pictured had to make a choice between meeting standards or ‘sit a detention’.
article_snippet: In Tatler Tatler said the school, pictured was ‘transformed’ with a ‘brilliant new head’ who was keen on ‘impeccable behaviour’ and ‘details’ including top buttons being done up at all times.
article_snippet: This is in stark contrast to the school, pictured low point in 2005 when Channel 4’s Dispatches sent an undercover teacher who filmed pupils clambering across desks, throwing books across the room and attacking each other.