Boys are obsessed with their body image and as a result have little confidence in their physical appearance, The Independent reports.

The new ATL survey of children’s attitudes shows that children as young as four are worried about becoming fat. More than half of the 700 teachers felt that boys, like girls, are unduly sensitive about how they look. One teacher told the researchers: “I work with four to five year-olds and some say things like ‘I can’t eat cheese, it will make me fat’.” 63% of respondents said there is now more pressure on young people to have a particular body image than ten years ago.

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90% of school staff have had to deal with extreme behaviour in the last year, according to a major teacher survey.

The new ATL survey found that the vast majority of teachers have seen a rise in the number of children with emotional, behavioural or mental health problems over the past five years, The Observer reports.

Have you been affected by disruptive behaviour? Who or what is to blame?

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Exam boards have been told they should fix pass rates and grades for this summer’s GCSE and A-level exams to match last year, to halt the year-on-year rises in exam success.

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