Findings point to rise in the number of challenging incidents with pupils
There has been a rise in the number of reports from Perth and Kinross school staff who have managed challenging incidents with pupils.The increase was reported in Perth and Kinross Council's Education Service Improvement Plan 2023/24 which went before the Learning and Families Committee last week.
He told the committee: "It’s not an exaggeration to say that - for many teachers - educating takes a back seat because they spend so much of their time being distracted by behavioural issues in the classroom. "I completely understand teachers feeling let down and deflated. If I didn’t feel safe in my workplace and had to keep going back and change didn’t seem a priority then I’d dread going to my work too."
The reports related to 43 of the 70 primary schools - including nurseries and Intensive Support Provision, 10 of the 11 secondary schools, PKC's Primary Social, Emotional and Behavioural Needs provision and Fairview School.The report stated: "The number of children and young people involved equates to just over one per cent of the school population, 83 per cent of the children and young people had additional support needs.
Some of the incidents have resulted in teachers not coming into school. Councillors were recently told of a link between teacher absences and incidents of violence and aggression against teachers.
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