Each day of the school week somewhere in England a teacher faces some form of abuse from a pupil. Assaults on teachers are now considered so common in some schools leading to lower reporting of incidents. According to statistics from the 2016/17 Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW), teachers ...
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Topics:
Lone Workers,
Schools,
Education,
Safety Management
For some time, the risk of being attacked by a student has been regarded as an occupational hazard for many educators, especially those dealing with developmentally disabled children. However, in recent years there has been a growing trend of attacks on both teachers and support staff. So much so ...
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Topics:
Lone Workers,
Education,
Critical Alarm Management
Preventing lone worker hazards in the workplace can be a difficult task, particularly in an educational institution. Teachers face challenges in the workplace that are often not an issue for those in other professions. Due to the nature of their job, teachers can often find themselves in vulnerable ...
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Topics:
Schools,
Education
