Best Practice

Managing pupil behaviour

Behaviour Staff wellbeing
With a small rise in general abuse against Scottish secondary teachers being reported, Julian Stanley explores what schools and teachers can do to improve poor behaviour.

Do you recognise any of these situations?

“I have just started a new job … I have never experienced such bad behaviour. For a number of lessons I might as well not be there. Children walking on desks ... mobiles out ... ignoring staff.”

“Ten to 15 per cent of school population are in detentions on average … the behaviour in them is terrible ... swearing, walking out, calling out etc. I have only been in my present post for three weeks and already I want to look for a new job.” 

“I am a teacher of 27 years and feel like a novice at times due to disruptive pupils. Feel vulnerable and undervalued.” 

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