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Schools: Discipline

Answer

This Government has, through the Education Act 2011, taken action to restore teachers' authority in the classroom by strengthening their powers to promote good behaviour and maintain discipline.

Early indications are that teachers are feeling more positive about the standard of pupils' behaviour in schools. The ‘National Foundation for Educational Research Teacher Voice Omnibus February 2012 survey: pupil behaviour’, published on 26 June, found that, of the teachers surveyed, more than three out of four (76%) said the standard of behaviour was ‘good’ or ‘very good’ in their schools. This is an increase of six percentage points compared with the previous survey in 2008. More than four out of five teachers (85%) felt well equipped to manage pupil behaviour. While these findings are encouraging, the survey also found that three out of five (60%) of teachers asked felt that ‘negative pupil behaviour is driving teachers out of the profession’. While this is a welcome decrease of eight percentage points from the 2008 survey, it shows there is still more to do. The survey's findings show how the Government's work to back teachers in improving behaviour is starting to deliver encouraging results.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

114666; 547 cc717-8W

Session

2012-13

Subjects

Discipline Schools

Legislation

Education Act 2011

Link

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