Lorraine fans call Britain's strictest headteacher vile and slam 'terrifying' techniques
ok.co.ukLorraine viewers have slammed Britain's strictest headteacher as she appeared on the ITV daytime show on Tuesday.TV host Lorraine Kelly welcomed Katharine Birbalsingh, headteacher of Michaela Community School, on to her show to discuss her practices, which are also being explored in a new ITV documentary.
Britain's Strictest Headmistress, which is currently available on the ITV Hub, follows Katherine and speaks to some of her pupils about her rules.
However, as she discussed her methods in more detail on Lorraine eponymous programme. Katharine explained on the show: "I always say that being strict is about being clear and consistent." She later added: "I say strict is all about love, because when you love them enough you can hold your standards high for them and have them reach those standards instead of feeling slightly awkward about asking them to do the things you know they can do." Following her appearance, some viewers were left far from impressed with what she had to say.
One Twitter user joked that she was "great promotion for home schooling," and another simply labelled her as "vile" and added: "This woman is terrifying." Others were worried about children with complex needs after hearing some children were given detention for not making eye contact with teachers.
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