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Is The Teaching Profession so Black & White?
Parents To Blame? [2-2] - Topic 2
Classroom Behaviour
Over three quarters (78.7%) said a lack of boundaries at home was the reason for challenging, disruptive and abusive behaviour by pupils. Just over two thirds (68.3%) blamed emotional problems, and the same proportion said it was down to behavioural issues. Around six in 10 (63.9%) said it was caused by pupils trying to get attention from other students, 61.2% cited lack of role models at home, and 60.8% blamed family breakdowns.
ATL general secretary Dr Mary Bousted said: "Regrettably teachers and support staff are suffering the backlash from deteriorating standards of behaviour. They are frequently on the receiving end of children's frustration and unhappiness, and have to deal with the fall-out from parents failing to set boundaries and family breakdowns. And the huge funding cuts to local services mean that schools often have to deal with children's problems without any help."
A Department for Education spokesman said: "Disruptive or violent behaviour has no place whatsoever in the classroom. That is why we have strengthened teachers' powers to put them back in charge. Teachers can now issue no notice detentions, search a pupil without consent when they suspect they may be in possession of a prohibited item and changes to the system mean a school's decision to exclude a pupil cannot be reversed by an appeals panel."
ATL general secretary Dr Mary Bousted said: "Regrettably teachers and support staff are suffering the backlash from deteriorating standards of behaviour. They are frequently on the receiving end of children's frustration and unhappiness, and have to deal with the fall-out from parents failing to set boundaries and family breakdowns. And the huge funding cuts to local services mean that schools often have to deal with children's problems without any help."
A Department for Education spokesman said: "Disruptive or violent behaviour has no place whatsoever in the classroom. That is why we have strengthened teachers' powers to put them back in charge. Teachers can now issue no notice detentions, search a pupil without consent when they suspect they may be in possession of a prohibited item and changes to the system mean a school's decision to exclude a pupil cannot be reversed by an appeals panel."
Parent blamed over unruly pupils - Continued
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