Teachers at Pencoedtre School to strike over dangerous pupil behaviour

Members of the NASUWT - The Teachers’ Union will take strike action at Pencoedtre School in Barry tomorrow (Wednesday). A further five days of potential strike action are planned on the 18th, 24th, 25th and 30th January and the 1st February.
 
Teachers at Pencoedtre School have urgent health and safety concerns. They have suffered increasing verbal and physical abuse from a small number of pupils. Since September 2023 there have been more than 50 serious incidents of abuse at the school. Teachers fear for their own safety and mental health, and for the wellbeing of pupils and support staff.
 
NASUWT members at Pencoedtre School are now in dispute with Vale of Glamorgan Council over their refusal to intervene and implement solutions.
 
Dr Patrick Roach, NASUWT General Secretary, said:
 
“Vale of Glamorgan Council is failing in the most basic of statutory remits: to keep employees and children safe. The situation at Pencoedtre is a serious concern. Nobody should fear physical or verbal abuse at work or be expected to put up with it as ‘part of the job.’