The Daily Record's Our Kids...Our Future campaign has been highlighting violence in Scotland's schools since February this year, amid a growing trend of bullies filming their classmates being tormented
Jenny Gilruth has branded a spate of violent incidents in Scotland's schools "unacceptable", while insisting that such incidents were "outwith the norm".
Speaking on Saturday, Ms Gilruth said: "The graphic videos that we’ve seen in the press in recent times…are completely unacceptable. But we need to recognise that our schools are dealing with real challenges at the current time. She told delegates: “I want to work with you on how we can better support staff wellbeing but also meet the needs of our pupils. And when behaviour is challenging, I expect there to be policies in place in every school in Scotland to help support our pupils and support you, our staff.”
Top news stories today The Scottish Government has commissioned research on pupil behaviour, due to be released this year, and Ms Gilruth said it is important not to “use one-off events to typify the system”, saying the work will provide a “national picture”. The reception for the newly-appointed Education Secretary from NASUWT Scotland delegates was generally positive, with the minister repeatedly saying she wants to hear from teachers at the frontline of education.
“I rely on them to tell me, one, how things are in our schools, but two, how to make things better. The presumption that government has all the answers, I don’t think anyone will accept that.”
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