The results of the survey, which involved more than 1,000 education staff from across the UK, revealed that younger children were among the most hostile with 48 per cent of respondents working in primary schools saying that they have reported aggressive behaviour compared to 20 per cent of staff working in secondary schools.
The findings coincide with ATL's annual conference being held this week. Those surveyed were also worried by the lack of support from parents and guardians of disruptive children, with almost a quarter saying that they didn't feel it was satisfactory and more than a third saying that they had been confronted by an aggressive parent or guardian.
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