13% of teachers physically assaulted by pupils in last year, poll suggests

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More than one in 10 teachers have been physically assaulted by a pupil in the last year, a survey suggests.

Nearly half (48%) of teachers surveyed said 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 in the UK in March, suggests that 13% of teachers have been physical assaulted by a pupil in the last year.