School uses classical music to tame rowdy pupils
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A school that blasts classical music at rowdy pupils has cut unruliness by two-thirds.
Headteacher Brian Walker plays Puccini at top volume in his two-hour detentions.
The number of regular troublemakers at the 1,320-pupil West Park School in Spondon, Derby, is now down to 20 - from up to 60 four years ago. And last year the school achieved its best GCSE results.
Mr Walker, 59, said: "I hear groans as the music starts but I always ensure the volume is high. It's both educational and a deterrent."
One pupil, Kieran, said: "An hour of Mr Walker's music is a real killer."
Headteacher Brian Walker plays Puccini at top volume in his two-hour detentions.
The number of regular troublemakers at the 1,320-pupil West Park School in Spondon, Derby, is now down to 20 - from up to 60 four years ago. And last year the school achieved its best GCSE results.
Mr Walker, 59, said: "I hear groans as the music starts but I always ensure the volume is high. It's both educational and a deterrent."
One pupil, Kieran, said: "An hour of Mr Walker's music is a real killer."
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