What do the "good" kids get? Whatever happened to rewarding effort and achievement? In my experience (I'm a teacher) these sorts of things make no difference to the behaviour of the kids once they're back in school. They get a week's holiday for messing about and disrupting the education of others.

Carol, Essex, UK

I wonder how many of those children have 150 pounds to contribute.

I believe that the government would do better to dismiss the public servants and bureacrats that administer those schemes and just give each child 400 pounds with a list of ways and places to spend it. Save on the salaries.

Shahar Helel, Perth , Australia

The thought of children doing something fun and being rewarded for probably doing something bad is all around backwards. Did someone forget children and teenagers turn into adults and run the world, or should we all steal and hurt each other and seek rewards for our behavior?

Spencer, Calgary, AB, Canada

This is just insane!! Why be good? Good kids dont get to go on adventure holidays. Thats the message sent out to kids. They tried it in the past, and it FAILED, and now they get the grand idea of trying it again. Madness, simply madness!! The sooner this lot is out, the better!!!

Arthur, Newcastle,

Adventurous activities should be part of all childrens' experience and could cut exclusion, teen pregnancy and ASBO rates. But offer it early, not as a reward for being excluded.

Diana, Derby,

When I was teaching it was obvious that well-behaved pupils objected to the unfairness of unruly pupils getting commended for behaving occasionally in a lesson, This takes the level of unfairness to extreme lengths.
This is a crass, expensive mistake.

V Glover, Penzance, UK

Rewarding the anti-social ? Madness. What is next for this new labour government ? Starting to punish those kids who behave themselves and get good grades ?

frank, swindon, england