Session Information
05 SES 01, (Mis)behaviour in Schools
Paper Session
Contribution
Concerns over levels of bulling and violence in British schools has been reflected in the high level of media focus highlighting anti-bullying campaigns and government concern (Siann, Callaghan, Glissov, Lockhart and Rawson; 1994; Smith, 1994; Shughnessy and Jennifer, 2007; Hayden, 2008). Issues relating to the emotional well-being of children and concerns about declining behavior have also been brought into sharper focus, as the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) and the Scottish Executive in 2009 have highlighted increasing levels of violence. OfSTED (2009) also noted that schools are finding it difficult to get proper support for dealing with increasing levels of violence and sexualised behaviour of pupils. This report followed the publication of exclusion figures in 2008 that showed a 10% increase in exclusions from primary and nursery schools.
This paper explores the shifting themes within policy relating to behavior in schools and draws from findings from a large scale study conducted in 2006-2007 to map the scale and nature of bullying across a large city Local Authority (LA) (Shaughnessy and Jennifer, 2007). The paper aims to conceptualise the issues raised for schools in understanding how to respond to violence and bullying and considers the tensions that are presented.
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References
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