Staff at a school where a teacher was stabbed have gone on strike in a row over 'racist and misogynistic' abuse from 'gangs' of male students. Teachers at Tewkesbury Academy near Gloucester will walk out today and tomorrow following claims they have faced threats of violence, derogatory language and verbal abuse from a handful of students. In 2023, a teacher at Tewkesbury was stabbed by a 15-year-old pupil with a six-inch knife, triggering a huge armed police response. Responding to the claims, the CLF said: 'We do not recognise this description of Tewkesbury Academy as an accurate portrayal of life within our school.' Maths teacher Jamie Samsom was stabbed by a 15-year-old boy at Tewkesbury Academy in Gloucestershire on July 10, 2023Schoolchildren are escorted out of Tewkesbury Academy in Gloucesershire, after it was put into lockdown in July 2023A teacher from Tewkesbury Academy said: 'There's an issue with a very vocal minority.

Source: Daily Mail March 05, 2026 15:31 UTC