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School pupils, January 26, 2012
TEACHERS in Wales urged the Welsh government today to convene an all-Wales summit to protect teachers and pupils from violent and abusive behaviour in the classroom.
NASUWT members at Caldicot High School, Monmouthshire, and Pencoedtre High School in Barry went on strike recently over issues with pupil behaviour and safety in the classroom.
The union’s general secretary Dr Patrick Roach said: “We do not accept a situation in which teachers in Wales feel abandoned by their employers or by the Welsh government.
MATT WRACK issues a clarion call for a rejuvenation of public services for the sake of our communities and our young people
With 170,000 children living in poverty in north-east England and teachers leaving in droves over 20 per cent real-terms pay cuts since 2010, all while private companies siphon off billions, it is time to unite and fight for education, writes MATT WRACK