THE WELSH Conservatives have criticised Labour’s record on education in Wales and their failure to address rising violence and poor behaviour in schools.
Members of NEU Cymru at Flint High School continue their strike action over workplace bullying and failures to tackle pupil behaviour, now entering their seventh and eighth days of industrial action.
The Welsh Conservatives have highlighted that a credible plan to deal with this issue will be raised in the Senedd today, as the Party brings forward a debate to get to grips with the worsening state of education and behaviour in schools across Wales.
Commenting, Welsh Conservative Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Education, Natasha Asghar MS, said: “The rise in poor pupil behaviour against staff and fellow pupils in schools across Wales is growing ever more worrisome.
“Teachers should be able to go to work free from fear and intimidation, able to focus on delivering the best lessons possible so that pupils leave school equipped with the tools they need to succeed in life.
“The Welsh Conservatives are committed to fixing Labour and Plaid Cymru’s broken education system, that is why we have brought forward today’s debate in the Senedd, to improve educational outcomes and academic rigour by restoring discipline, empowering our teachers, and ensuring we have a purpose-driven curriculum.”
Also Commenting, Local Welsh Conservative Senedd Member for North Wales, Sam Rowlands MS, said: “Labour have lost control in our schools and this situation highlights exactly why Wales needs a robust behaviour strategy to restore discipline and order in our schools.
“No teacher should feel unsafe or undermined in their workplace, and no child’s education should suffer because of poor behaviour that goes unchallenged.
“Labour’s failure to get a grip on this issue has left too many staff and pupils facing disruption and teachers feeling there is no other choice than industrial action.”
