Disruptive behaviour in classrooms is a significant challenge for learning in schools and a risk factor for students' academic achievement and a significant source of teachers' work-related stress.

A parent has described a new set of classroom rules implemented at a school, which includes giving pupils a countdown, as "overly strict". Head teacher Philip Dougherty started at Pakefield High ...

Despite laws banning corporal punishment in South Africa, reports indicate that some teachers still threaten or intimidate children with beatings.

“A student does not need perfection, they need dignity.”The warning from Dr Medha, a psychology professor who studies classroom behaviour, captures a crisis unfolding across India’s schools. Student ...