Is Pupil Behaviour Making Teachers Ill? - Points of View

Headaches, migraines, nausea and high blood pressure: are we taking the health impact of poor pupil behaviour seriously enough?

JP, Liz Webb and Maud Waret discuss a NASUWT survey linking severe pupil behaviour with higher rates of reported physical health problems.

Of more than 10,000 respondents, 59% reported verbal abuse from pupils in the previous year and 17% reported physical assault. Should poor behaviour be treated as an occupational health issue?

Are schools doing enough to protect and support staff? What needs to change, from leadership responses and consistent boundaries to SEND support and early intervention?