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Secondary teachers 'expect behaviour to be worse this year'

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Almost half of secondary school teachers are expecting behaviour to be worse this academic year, with many blaming social media and a lack of boundaries at home.
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A survey involving more than 1,000 teachers also finds that one in four say the are looking to quit the chalkface because student behaviour has become so bad.

Indeed, 1 in 10 of the respondents estimate that they have to deal with a “disruptive incident” in class every five minutes.

When asked about their hopes for behaviour this year, 45% of the secondary respondents said they expected it to be worse. Other findings include:

Around a third of the respondents (30%) said they are dealing with a “disruptive incident” in their class every 10 minutes, while 10% said this is happening every five minutes.

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