In the UK children getting an education is a basic right, all children are required to attend formal education from the age of four and will attend until at least the age of sixteen. Each child has an equal right to that education regardless of gender, race, religion or social background, however these aspects can so easily impact on a child’s education.

Most teachers will be aware that in a classroom there is often a number of disruptive students that can cause the learning of their fellow students to suffer through distraction and negative behaviour. This can be a form of bullying and can be used against children in the form of peer pressure to encourage others to also be disruptive and shun their education.

As a teacher you are never going to be able to force a disruptive child to sit quietly and learn with the rest of the class however it is your role to ensure that they do not hinder the learning of other children and do not take away their right to a good education.

Managing disruptive pupils often involves exclusions from lessons or individual study sessions, whichever way your school chooses to address this behaviour it is always worth the battle for those children who want to learn and have that right to.