Teachers strike over pupil behaviour

Students at a Lincolnshire school have kicked classroom doors in, broken into vending machines and turn up to lessons “whenever they like”, a teachers’ union has claimed.

NASUWT said its members at Haven High Academy in Boston had walked out on strike, claiming senior management had failed to deal with “serious behavioural issues”.

The union said extensive talks had failed to bring about “positive change”.

The BBC has contacted the Voyage Education Partnership, which runs the school, for a response.

Bradley Wall, from the union, said: “This is not just teachers being selfish, this is teachers wanting their school to be a better place.

“Education is currently in a recruitment and retention crisis and these teachers could very easily go elsewhere.”

Aušra Marcinkevičiūtė says she withdrew her daughter from the school last year after raising concerns

Last year, the BBC told how students at the school had planned and filmed fights for social media.

Aušra Marcinkevičiūtė, who withdrew her daughter from the school in July 2023, said the latest headlines are the result of historic issues.

She said: “When my daughter was at the school I raised concerns, but because it was only about student safety it was not addressed.

“But now teachers don’t feel safe – so they are striking. The teachers created this problem by not addressing fights in the first place and now it’s out of hand.”

Representatives from the NASUWT said further strike action has been planned over the next two weeks.

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