Fulfilling Roles for Lunchtime Supervisory Staff

Describes the problems in schools faced by lunchtime supervisory staff who have little or no training and emphasizes the importance of including them in whole‐school behaviour policies. Suggests ways in which schools and lunchtime staff may tackle the problems they face,such as coping with wet playtimes, bad language in the playground and helping children who lack basic skills, such as how to use a knife and fork.