Budget cuts have forced many schools to cut staff numbers, which in turn, as many of you may be experiencing, can leave teachers without adequate support in managing difficult student behaviour in and out of the classroom.
Earlier this year, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) warned that cuts to support staff as a result of the squeeze on school spending was leaving teachers increasingly vulnerable.
In particularly challenging schools, ATL argued, teachers facing bullying and occasionally threatening behaviour by students had reported that they did not have enough support to deal with such situations.
While unusual, there are signs that more threatening behaviour may be occurring more frequently. It is a problem that we hear about from some teachers when, desperate for support, they call our charity’s confidential helpline.
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