Only one out of 2,022 secondary teachers had experienced physical violence in the classroom the week before they responded to researchers. The most common form of serious disruptive behaviour towards staff was “general verbal abuse”.
However, almost 80 per cent of secondary teachers have to deal with “low-level” disruption at least twice a day and mobile phone use in class is on the rise, the Behaviour in Scottish Schools Study found. It drew its findings from 12 case study schools.
Pupil-to-pupil violence, aggression and general verbal abuse were also frequently seen in the classroom and around the school by both primary and secondary staff.
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