Without a doubt, the situation in our schools has gotten really bad. Teachers are leaving the profession en masse, as they battle impossible workloads, toxic work environments, a ‘broken’ Special Educational Needs System, and surges in pupil brutality. Earlier this year, the Teachers’ Union estimated there were 30,000 violent incidents involving a student attacking aContinue reading “Punch-ups Before Lessons”
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Countdown To Murder
A new TV documentary about the murder of two sisters has pieced together their final hours and their mother’s suffering after they died in the ‘worst of circumstances’. Nicole Smallman, 27, and Bibaa Henry, 46, were stabbed while celebrating the latter’s birthday at Fryent Country Park in Wembley, North West London, in June 2020. Their killer,Continue reading “Countdown To Murder”
Parents Have A Role To Play In Stopping Their Children From Carrying Knives
Parents have a role to play in ensuring their children do not carry knives, Sir Keir Starmer said yesterday as he launched a crime crackdown. Speaking exclusively to the Daily Mail, the Labour leader suggested parents should consider handing knives into amnesties to help prevent violence. Yesterday, he unveiled a plan to tackle the ‘epidemic’Continue reading “Parents Have A Role To Play In Stopping Their Children From Carrying Knives”