
Teachers on strike after 'scissors thrown at them'
When Sophie Walker graduated and became a teacher 10 years ago, she felt excited for the future.But this week the science teacher walked out on strike with 50 colleagues at her Ipswich school in protest at pupil behaviour.Teachers at Westbourne Academy are having chairs and scissors thrown at them, and many are struggling with their mental health, Ms Walker says.Some students are refusing to attend lessons and are disrupting other classes, and even exams, she adds."They go and collect other stud...