FOI Request - Assaults on Staff

Request 101003134878 

I am writing to make a request for information to which I am entitled under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. Please can you tell me:

1) The number of assaults on teachers by pupils at local authority schools in EACH of the last three fiscal years, and so far this fiscal year. Please break the data down by year and by school and give what details you can on the nature of the assaults, i.e. sexual assault, verbal assault, etc. Please provide the information for primary and secondary schools separately.

2) The number of assaults on other education staff (i.e. janitors, cleaners etc.) by pupils at local authority schools in EACH of the last three fiscal years, and so far this fiscal year. Please break the data down by year and by school and give what details you can on the nature of the assaults, i.e. sexual assault, verbal assault etc. Please provide the information for primary and secondary schools separately.

If possible, can you provide the information in a spreadsheet.

Response 23-09-2022

1.-2. The response to your request can be found here for Assaults on Support Staff 2019/20,  Teaching Staff 2019/20, Support Staff 2020/21, Teaching Staff 2020/21, Support Staff 2021/22, Teaching Staff 2021/22, Support Staff 2022/23 and Teaching Staff 2022/23.