Professor John Robertson OBA In the Mail today: Teachers are quitting the profession en-masse, as they battle impossible workloads, toxic work environments, a ‘broken’ Special Educational Needs system, and surges in student violence. Earlier this year, the Teachers’ Union estimated there were 30,000 violent incidents involving a pupil attacking a teacher with a weapon in a 12-month period. Children as young as four have been found in possession of knives, while some school have installed metal detectors, or ‘knife arches’, in a bid to curb attacks. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15193791/Punch-ups-lessons-county-lines-gangs-day-life-secondary-school-teacher-Britain.html According to Sky in February 2025: Almost one in five teachers have seen students with knives … Continue reading As Teachers’ Union estimates 30 000 violent incidents involving a pupil attacking a teacher with a weapon in England’s schools how knife possession in Scottish schools has plummeted