Student violence against teachers

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Dear Newport City Council,

I would like to know how many incidents of student violence against teachers have been recorded by schools in your authority since 2020.

Thankyou.

Newport City Council

Dear Sir/Madam

Thank you for your request for information about :

Student violence against teachers

Received on 23/05/2023

This request has been formally logged in our FOI management system and has been assigned the reference REQ11370.
You should receive a reply to your request within the statutory time limit of 20 working days.

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Yours sincerely,
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Lo Turco, Nicholas (Education Policy Officer), Newport City Council

Dear Mr Taylor,

 

Thank you for your recent request for information which I have enclosed
below for ease of reference. Your request has been treated in accordance
with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and/or the Environmental
Information Regulations 2004.

 

I can confirm that we do hold the information that falls within the scope
of your request. The answers to your questions have been provided in Red
Text below.

 

Your Request :  FOI REQ11370

 

Under the freedom of information act 2000 I kindly request that you please
provide me with the following information:

 

I would like to know how many incidents of student violence against
teachers have been recorded by schools in your authority since 2020.

January to March 2020 = 81

April 2020 - March 2021 = 159

April 21-March 22  = 355

April 22- March 23 = 487

 

These figures include verbal abuse as well as physical violence and is
reflective of primary, secondary and special schools.

 

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complaint or request a review of our decision, please contact me.

 

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Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the
Councils complaints procedure. The Information Commissioner can be
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Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

 

For future reference, all Freedom of Information requests can now be
submitted via the link below.

 

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Cofion gorau / Kind regards,

 

Nicholas Lo Turco

Swyddog Polisi Addysg / Education Policy Officer

Tîm Busnes / Business Team

Addysg / Education

Cyngor Dinas Casnewydd / Newport City Council

Ystafell 425w / Room 425w 

Y Ganolfan Ddinesig / Civic Centre

Casnewydd / Newport 

De Cymru / South Wales

 

e-bost / e-mail [2][email address]

 

 

Mae’r Cyngor yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg, Saesneg neu yn y ddwy
iaith. Byddwn yn cyfathrebu â chi yn ôl eich dewis. Ni fydd gohebu yn
Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi.

The Council welcomes correspondence in English or Welsh or both, and will
respond to you according to your preference. Corresponding in Welsh will
not lead to delay.

Disclaimer/Ymwadiad

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confidential, the subject of legal or professional privilege, or be
otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient
of this message, please notify the sender immediately and do not disclose,
distribute or copy the email to any other party. This email and any
attached file are the property of Newport City Council.

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Mae'r e-bost hwn yn cynnwys gwybodaeth y bwriedir ar gyfer y derbynnydd yn
unig a gall fod yn gyfrinachol, yn destun ragorfraint gyfreithiol neu
broffesiynol, neu fel arall wedi’i diogelu rhag cael ei rhyddhau. Os nad
chi yw derbynnydd bwriadedig y neges hon, a fyddech cystal â rhoi gwybod
i'r anfonwr ar unwaith a pheidio â datgelu, dosbarthu neu gopïo’r e-bost i
unrhyw barti arall. Mae’r e-bost hon ac unrhyw ffeiliau atodedig yn eiddo
i Gyngor Dinas Casnewydd.

Pan fyddwch yn anfon e-bost at Gyngor Dinas Casnewydd, rydych yn cydsynio
i’r Cyngor fonitro a darllen unrhyw e-byst o’r fath at ddibenion
cydymffurfio â diogelwch ac â deddfwriaeth. I weld yr ymwadiad llawn ewch
i http://www.newport.gov.uk/ymwadiad

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