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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Lone Workers,
Schools,
Education,
Safety Management
When it comes to the list of priorities that senior staff have to consider when running their schools, safety is one of the first things to be considered. For teachers to be able to foster a positive and effective learning environment, it is essential that both they and their students feel secure ...
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Schools
Every parent dreads the phone call from school. Usually, it’s the usual missing homework, fighting or behaviour problems in school. However, as school safety becomes even more important, the fear among parents is growing too. Schools are responsible for creating a safe and relaxed environment ...
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Schools
One in four teaching staff in UK schools experience physical violence from students at least once a week, according to a survey by a leading teaching union. For some, school violence and poor behaviour is a reason they may consider leaving the profession. These may appear to be small figures in ...
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Schools
In today’s educational workplace, it is by no means uncommon for staff to encounter violent situations where serious bodily harm is inflicted. According to the NASUWT union, one in four teachers face attacks on a weekly basis or even more frequently, whilst rates of assaults on other staff are ...
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Schools
For all students, school should be an environment of concentration, learning and personal growth. However, violence in the classroom is a problem that is affecting an increasing number of the nation’s educational institutions, disrupting lessons and threatening physical harm to pupils and teachers ...
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Schools
A central component of delivering education is ensuring the safety of both the students and members of staff within a school. Usually, this is thought of as a matter of protecting against unforeseeable circumstances such as fires or accidents – issues that can easily be tackled by involving staff ...
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Schools,
Critical Alarm Management
