abuse: Many reported that they had been shoved or barged and a significant percentage said they had been hit, punched or kicked, according to The Guardian. Nearly nine in 10 teachers said they had received some sort of verbal or physical abuse from pupils in the past year. The NASUWT union found that 24% of the nearly 5,000 teachers who sent in feedback said they were on the receiving end of physical attacks each week. Eighty-six per cent said they had been sworn at and 46% said they had been verbally threatened. Several said they did not report poor behaviour because they feared school leaders would take no action, while others said they had been warned that doing so would harm their careers. Funding cuts hamper knife crime prevention in England, say schools Read more Many teachers said the abuse and attacks made them less enthusiastic about their job.
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