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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Eleanor Fleming

We are ‘walking into unknown’ every day in ‘really dangerous’ job, says teacher

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A teacher with nearly 30 years of experience has said the career that she once loved has become “dangerous” as she has witnessed a surge in “unacceptable” behaviour from pupils and parents including verbal and physical confrontation.

Amanda Spielman, Ofsted’s chief inspector, said the impact of the broken social contract between parents and schools can be seen in “lower school attendance, poorer behaviour and friction between parents and schools”.

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