More than two-thirds of UK teachers have raised concerns about the safety and well-being of their pupils within the past year

More than two-thirds of UK teachers have raised concerns about the safety and well-being of their pupils within the past year, a survey suggests.

Primary staff were most likely to speak up, with 71% having done so in the past year, the poll for the NSPCC and Times Educational Supplement found.

And 81% of the 1,200 employees surveyed had reported an issue at some point during the last five years.

But some education leaders felt social services failed to act quickly enough.

“Getting the attention of children’s services is really difficult,” said Russell Hobby, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers.

Many local authorities were very overstretched, he added.

“Reporting safeguarding issues is almost a daily occurrence, but to have a social worker come in and deal with it is quite rare.”

Overall only 15% of the staff questioned said they had never reported an issue.

 

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