More Than 90 Assaults on Teachers Per Day

More Than 90 Assaults on Teachers Per Day: According to newly released official figures, there were more than 90 assaults on school staff by pupils for each school day between 2012 and 2013. The total number of assaults was given as 17,680 in the year – equating to 93 per school day.

More Than 90 Assaults on Teachers Per Day

More Than 90 Assaults on Teachers Per Day Says Education Market Research

The study’s most recent assault figures have increased by a total of 710 incidents from 2011/12 (16,970) – negatively correlating with the reduced number of temporary and permanent exclusions.

The number of pupils who have incurred fixed period or permanent exclusions has fallen consistently since 2007, with the majority of both penalties taking place in secondary schools.

That said, secondary school exclusions have tailed off somewhat in recent years, dropping from 4,390 (0.14% of pupil enrolments) in 2011/12 to 3,900 (0.12%) in 2012/13. According to the latest edition of the study, secondary schools accounted for 84% of overall permanent exclusions – 3% less than in 2009/10.

Furthermore, the number of permanent exclusions for physical assault against a member of staff has also decreased, with 60 less pupils permanently excluded between 2011/12 (550) and 2012/13 (490).

The rate of temporary exclusions followed a similar downward trend, dropping from 7.85% (number of exclusions as a percentage of the school population) in 2011/12 to 6.75% in 2012/13. Despite accounting for the majority of fixed period exclusions (81%), secondary schools eliminations have steadily decreased over the last five years, with primary schools, on the other hand, witnessing a slight hike.

Persistent disruptive behaviour remains one of the most common reasons for both permanent (30.8%) and fixed period (24.2%) exclusions.

Furthermore, according to the survey’s findings, 13 or 14-year-olds bare the highest rate of exclusion, with boys around three times more likely than girls to receive any form of barring.

Similar to the study’s previous findings, students who claim free school dinners are four times more likely to receive permanent exclusion and three times more likely to be given temporary exclusion.

In addition, while Asian and Chinese ethnic groups were found to have the lowest rates of exclusion, pupils of Black Caribbean and White and Black Caribbean ethnicity were found to be around three times more likely to incur exclusion than the school population as a whole.

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