Confessions of a Teacher - Behaviour | Teacher Support | BBC Teach

Please note some language in this film may offend.
“I've been kicked punched bitten spat at.”
Teachers speak openly about dealing with bad behaviour in this new BBC Teach film.
Challenging behaviour is one of the most difficult problems that teachers can face.
In Education Support Partnership’s 2018 Teacher Wellbeing Index, 43% of education professionals cite poor behaviour as a cause of their physical and mental health issues.
Verbal and physical abuse can be extremely demanding and exhausting.
In this short film, which you may find upsetting in places, teachers open up about the things they’ve had to deal with in the classroom. From items being thrown at them to being racially abused, these teachers have suffered the lot.
One teacher reveals: “I've been kicked punched bitten spat at.”
Another talks about the horror of finding rude drawings of herself in a book she was marking, and seeing photos of her face edited onto images: “I was mortified because a year 11 had his phone confiscated and me in a bikini was his screensaver.”
It’s not just bad behaviour from students that can be a problem.
Two teachers in this film open up about experiences they’ve had with colleagues. One says: “You'd expect working professionals such as teachers, you treat each other with respect and kindness you deserve.” He goes on to say: “They treated me like dirt, they bullied me. It was horrible that they made me feel I was totally worthless.”
Another teacher says: “I couldn't face going back into that school. The thought of going back in just was completely unbearable.”
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