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TEACHERS have called for action on homophobia and rape threats as a survey suggests that more than one in 10 have been physically assaulted by a pupil in the last year.
Nearly half of teachers surveyed said that they do not feel that their school’s behaviour policy is effective and “fit for purpose,” according to a poll by the NASUWT teaching union.
The survey of 8,466 NASUWT members suggests that 13 per cent of teachers have been physically assaulted by a pupil in the last year.
AMANDA J QUICK warns about the ever-expanding influence of the sex industry – and the harm it unleashes on both the women involved and society collectively, especially the young
With 170,000 children living in poverty in north-east England and teachers leaving in droves over 20 per cent real-terms pay cuts since 2010, all while private companies siphon off billions, it is time to unite and fight for education, writes MATT WRACK
