Physical Attacks on the Rise
In the last year, a quarter of teachers have said that physical violence in schools have increased in various schools across the country. A very similar number of teachers have stated that verbal abuse has increased as well, with many believing that the violence is being exacerbated by social media. With the release of this […]
New Teachers to be Given Behaviour Training
Behaviour in schools is a huge problem for many educational schools in England, a lot of individuals leave the profession naming behaviour as one of the main reasons. Ofsted have finally clocked on and are now tracking how teachers manage behaviour during their initial teacher training under the new inspection plans to come into effect […]
Fifth of Councils in Trouble Financing SEND
Every council in the country needs to fund special education needs and disability for each child, however a report released today has shown that at least 30 councils are struggling to meet the demands for SEND. If a council struggles to meet demand, they must submit a financial recovery plan to the Education and Skills […]
Behaviour Crackdown and Pay Rises
Over the last couple of days, it seems you can’t turn anywhere without seeing the phrase ‘Leaked Document.’ The one that interests us teachers would be from the DfE which suggests, worryingly, ‘will back teachers to use reasonable force,’ however they are yet to clarify what ‘reasonable force’ extends to. The DfE have also released […]
Bullying in Schools – What Can We Do?
The number one concern with young people in modern times is bullying of some sort with most of it starting at school; research released this week have stated that 60% of secondary pupils have experienced bullying. This comes as Rikama Education, who reported earlier this week, on Jeremy Wright who warns of social media operators […]
