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Seven out of 10 teachers want to quit, survey shows
Tories promise more powers to deal with badly behaved children as study finds that classroom stress is at an all-time high

By Andrew McCorkell and Rebecca Greig


Seven out of 10 teachers said they have considered quitting because of badly behaved pupils, as Michael Gove, the Education Secretary announced that the "no touch" rules around children in the classroom will be scrapped.

A survey of teachers found that more than 90 per cent believe classroom behaviour has worsened during their careers, more than a third took time off work, over 40 per cent tried to move to another school, while 81.2 per cent experienced stress, anxiety or depression.

The 2010 Behaviour Survey interviewed more than 350 teachers. A third of teachers also think they should be given powers to search pupils for pornography, cigarettes, drugs and alcohol, with 42 per cent saying powers to search for stolen property and threatening objects were essential. The survey was conducted by the Teacher Support Network (TSN) Parentline Plus and the National Union of Teachers (NUT)

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