THERE was always going to be a split over whether asking children to sit quietly over lunch listening to classical music is the right thing to do.

We cover the scheme which has been launched by Lee Chapel Primary School in today’s paper.

Experience would say it would be difficult to get all children on the same page let alone appreciate the classical sounds of Mozart or Beethoven.

Heck, many adults would still prefer listening to the likes of Bon Jovi over Bach.

But the research does stand up. Classical music can be calming and it can help form a more reasoned, all-round person.

But is every primary school child going to buy into that?

It’s unlikely. And it’s natural.

In an age where we’re constantly complaining about children being afforded too much screen time, lunch breaks are a welcome time slot where they build their social relationships or – if this even still happens – play games in the playground.

One thing is for sure, there will always be opposing views on this.

If we may suggest one thing, though, it looks like an honest conversation between parents and the Lee Chapel senior leadership should be added to the agenda.

Perhaps parents could be invited into the school over lunchtime in order to see with their own eyes what the new policy entails?

The school is rated outstanding by Ofsted, so it is clear the school’s leadership will have thought the policy through.

But perhaps it’s time to communicate the reasons directly to parents.