Sentences with phrase «pupils about violence»

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«Whilst many of the comments are posted by pupils, increasingly teachers face abusive postings by parents, mostly about their professional competence, but there have also been threats of physical violence and false allegations of inappropriate conduct with pupils or with staff colleagues.

· Young Citizens (Lewisham, London) Founded by six year 7 pupils in Prendergast Ladywell Fields College, Young Citizens connects young people concerned about violence and crime with the individuals and organisations who can help, with the aim of improving the safety of the Lewisham community and the lives of those within it.

Over the past year, worry about the effects of domestic violence on pupils has increased by 11 % — up from nearly six in 10 (58 %) school leaders expressing concern about this in 2015 to almost seven in 10 (69 %) in 2016.

The findings also show slight increases in the proportion of school leaders worried about sexting, drugs and radicalisation for their pupils, as well as gangs and youth violence.

75 per cent supported the idea of educating pupils on the impact of pornography and 82 per cent wanted to see lessons about violence and abuse in relationships brought to the classrooms.

While pupil mental health was the most prevalent health and safeguarding concern for school leaders in both 2015 and 2016 when asked about a range of issues, worry over domestic violence, drugs and sexting also increased over this period.

In light of these findings, Plan UK is calling for greater support for teachers to prevent incidents of unwanted sexual contact, as well as high - quality statutory sex and relationships education to teach young people about issues of consent and healthy relationships, and ensuring bullying policies address gender and sexual violence, providing a safe environment for pupils to report concerns.