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Survey to reveal teacher concerns Survey reveals teachers' concerns
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Discipline in the classroom is a key concern of teachers, a Scottish Executive report is expected to reveal. Discipline in the classroom is a key concern of teachers, a Scottish Executive report has revealed.
The document is due to be made public by the Education Minister Peter Peacock on Monday. The document, one of the most comprehensive surveys on discipline, was made public by Education Minister Peter Peacock on Monday.
It is expected to confirm that teachers are concerned about the policy of sending children with behaviour problems to mainstream schools. It confirmed that teachers were concerned about the policy of sending children with behaviour problems to mainstream schools.
However, the Scottish Tories say the survey is vague and lacks credibility because of the way it is presented. However, the Scottish Tories say the survey is vague and lacks credibility.
Violent attacks on teachers in Scotland's schools are rare. Violent attacks on teachers in Scotland's schools are rare, according to the report.
Violence is, fortunately, still rare but always unacceptable Peter PeacockEducation Minister
But staff note distractions caused by so-called low level indiscipline, including youngsters failing to turn up with a pencil, chatting, and swinging on chairs.But staff note distractions caused by so-called low level indiscipline, including youngsters failing to turn up with a pencil, chatting, and swinging on chairs.
The Tories said Monday's report would be "woolly and unreliable" as it is a sample survey of teachers' perceptions of discipline problems. The Tories said the report would be "woolly and unreliable" as it was a sample survey of teachers' perceptions of discipline problems.
Ministers maintain the old style incident count was unreliable. Mr Peacock said: "This is the most comprehensive survey of discipline in Scottish schools ever carried out.
"The survey was jointly designed and commissioned by the executive and the teachers unions, headteachers associations and local authorities.
Key issues
"Violence is, fortunately, still rare but always unacceptable. The survey suggests that the modern interventions we have been promoting in schools - such as staged intervention and restorative practices - do work and are key to promoting positive behaviour."
Key findings of the survey included that headteachers - and the majority of teachers, additional support staff and pupils - considered pupils to be well-behaved in the classroom and around the school.
The key behaviour issue for schools continues to be the 'drip drip' effect of low level indiscipline such as talking out of turn, making unnecessary noise and hindering other pupils.
There are occasional, more serious, aggressive incidents which are more likely to occur in corridors and playgrounds than the classroom.