The headteacher tackling 鈥榚xtreme鈥� pupil behaviour
A teaching union says members are reporting rising levels of violence and abuse from pupils since the pandemic. But head teacher, Anne Mulholland, thinks they've turned a corner.
Teachers have told 大象传媒 News that pupil behaviour at schools is getting worse and can be a 鈥渘ever-ending battle鈥� at times with an increase in fighting, students walking out of class and vaping. This comes as nearly one in five teachers in England say they鈥檝e been hit by a student this year, according to a survey commissioned by the 大象传媒 The NASUWT union says pupil behaviour is being compounded by cuts to specialist services for children and teachers are filling the gaps. The government says it鈥檚 invested ten million pounds into its Behaviour Hubs programme which aims to support up to seven hundred schools in England over three years to improve behaviour.
In this episode of our 5 Minutes On podcast - the 大象传媒's Education Correspondent, Elaine Dunkley, has been to St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School in Bracknell, where head teacher Anne Mulholland thinks they've turned a corner.
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