Speaking before the education select committee, Charlie Taylor said that the trajectory of behaviour in schools is improving in general, adding that “no-go areas” in schools where teachers “fear to tread” during break times are becoming a thing of the past.
However, Taylor said there is a growing minority of more challenging pupils, and that for the most disruptive pupils, school is not a viable option.
“There is a group of children who show very extreme behaviour – very difficult, challenging, violent behaviour by often quite young children and - I would say possibly there has been an increase in those sorts of children,” he said.
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