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Dundee secondaries giving primary schools a lesson in stamping out assaults against teachers
Assaults on teachers by primary school pupils in Dundee have soared by more than a quarter over the past year. (...)
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Education chief attributes big fall in exclusions to 'addressing the needs of vulnerable pupils'
There has been a big drop in Angus pupils being excluded from school. (...)
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Black belt Jack is punching above his weight in martial arts
A real karate kid from Angus has become the youngest black belt in Britain at his discipline. (...)
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Fewer suspensions and dismissals at NHS Tayside
NHS Tayside staff have been suspended, disciplined or dismissed for offences including drug or alcohol misuse, fraud and drug errors over the last two years. (...)
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Better behaviour from Fife's primary school pupils
The behaviour of pupils in Fife's primary schools is showing "significant improvements" according to a new, wide-ranging survey of teachers and other staff. (...)
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Drop in pupil exclusions not sign of 'soft touch'
"Drastic" changes in the way problematic pupils are dealt with has led to the number of school exclusions falling over the last three years, according to Angus Council's education convener. (...)
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Barile warns teacher stress will have fatal consequences
Former Dundee maths teacher Mike Barile has warned it is only a matter of time before a teacher kills a child in the classroom because of stress caused by the unruly behaviour of pupils. (...)
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Houston fails to see the funny side of 'comedian' Clark
Dundee United boss Peter Houston has hit back at former referee Kenny Clark's accusations in a newspaper column that his side have an atrocious disciplinary problem. (...)
More on: Kenny Clark | Prince Buaben | Peter Houston | Ian Brines | Jeno Myrie-Williams
Call for installation of CCTV in schools
A former Dundee maths teacher who won an appeal against his sentence for assaulting two pupils is calling for CCTV to be installed in schools. (...)
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