The Department for Education has published a report by York Consulting about allegations of abuse against teachers in England. Findings include: the total number of allegations of abuse made to Local Authority Designated Officers (LADOs) in the 116 LAs surveyed was 12,086, of which roughly a quarter were against teachers; and 56% of allegations against school teachers and 49% against non teaching staff were physical in nature.
Source: Department for Education 29 March 2012 (https://www.education.gov.uk/publications/RSG/AllPublications/Page1/DFE-RR192)
Further information: Allegations of abuse against teachers and non-teaching staff 28 March 2012
