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Parents of UK's biggest family 'in agony' after teenage son ends up in trouble at school

The parents of Britain's biggest family have shared their agony as they were contacted by one of their children's school after he landed himself in trouble.

Sue and Noel Radford said they are concerned about their son Josh's behaviour after he was cautioned multiple times in class, reports Lancs Live.

In the latest episode of Channel 5 series 22 Kids and Counting, which follows the Radford family, dad Noel was seen receiving a telephone call at work.

The call came from his son Josh's school, as he explained: "When I'm at work and I see a no caller ID, I just think 'oh what has Josh done now?'

"And it's generally 'we're having to put Josh in impact today'. They go to a room where there's other kids there who have been sent to impact. And you're just sat on your own, learning on your own."

Sue and Noel Radford are worried for their son Josh (@theradfordfamily/Instagram)

Mum Sue added: "The thing that worries me the most about him going in impact all the time is that, you know, he's rubbing shoulders with the wrong crowd. I don't really know what to do about Josh.

"I've never been as worried about any of our kids than what I am about Josh."

Noel, whose family lives in a former care home in Morecambe, Lancashire, said: "I'm worried that he'll get mixed in with the wrong group of kids, out of school and they're going off doing things they shouldn't be doing.

Noel received a school from school after John got himself in trouble (@Radfordfamilyoffical/TikTok)
Sue said she is more concerned about her son's behaviour than she ever has been with any of her other 21 children (@Radfordfamilyoffical/TikTok)

"I worry about him getting into drugs and knife crime and stuff like that."

Sue added: "It's a slippery slope, isn't it?"

The two parents said they wanted to act quickly "before it's too late" and help their child get back on track.

Mum Sue said: "When kids are low in confidence, the key is to get them out there, get them to explore new things."

Sue and Noel are the parents of the biggest family in the UK (The RadfordFamily)

They took Josh and the rest of the family on an adventure trip to the Ardeche Gorge in France, during which they had a conversation with him.

Noel explained that they told Josh: "You've got to knuckle down and get your education, rather than dossing about.

"There's two paths in life, you can go the right way or the wrong way. The wrong way seems more of a laugh, but you've got your whole life ahead of you and it's not always going to be like that.

"Make the right choices while you're young and everything will be better when you're older."

Following the conversation, Josh said: "I've started to realise how much we rely on our dad. I think it'll be a good thing if I grow up to be like my dad."

Sue and Noel are parents to Chris, 32, Sophie, 27, Chloe, 26, Jack, 24, Daniel, 22, Luke, 21, Millie, 20, Katie, 19, James, 18, Ellie, 16, Aimee, 15, Josh, 14, Max, 12, Tillie, 11, Oscar, 10, Casper, nine, Hallie, six, Phoebe, five, Archie, four, Bonnie, three, and Heidie, one.

The couple's 17th child Alfie was stillborn on July 6, 2014.

They do not rely on benefits but earn from their bakery business and media deals.

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