A survey is warning that more than nine in ten teachers say safeguarding referrals are increasing in their school. More than half say this rise is “significant”.
An increase in reports around neglect is a major factor in this trend, cited by 87 per cent of teachers.
A similar proportion have seen an increase in emotional abuse referrals, while more than two thirds are seeing a rise in physical abuse referrals.
Meanwhile, half of teachers are reporting an increase in sexual abuse referrals.
The figures have been revealed in a survey of more than 8,300 teachers published by the NSPCC and teaching union NASUWT.
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