Stirling teachers offered support to deal with behavioural problems

March 29 2010

Stirling authorities have announcing £130,000 of funding to help local teachers deal with low level classroom disruption, according to a local news report.

The money will be used to offer teachers support and training as part of a drive to tackle the issue, the Stirling Observer has reported.

"Low level classroom disruption can be a serious barrier to learning. It is my intention to provide the best possible learning and teaching environment within Stirling's classrooms, ultimately to assist in improving attainment levels," said Councillor Callum Campbell, chair of a scrutiny panel set up to look at the size of the problem and the efficiency of the existing policies.

Meanwhile, the government is investing £11.8 million to help teachers receive training to become mathematics specialists, according to a news report.

About 1,500 primary teachers are going to join the ranks of over 1,600 maths champions who have already begun the two-year Master-level Maths Specialist Teacher programme, according to news provider Education Executive.

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