Teacher diagnosed with PTSD quit profession full-time because of extreme violence from students

A teacher has quit her profession full-time because of the abuse she received from students.

Wendy Exton, who is now a supply teacher, said: “I left full-time teaching due to the extreme violence and abuse from students.”

She told BBC Breakfast on Friday (18 April) how she was also diagnosed with PTSD following her experiences in the classroom.

Ms Exton, from the teachers’ union the NASUWT said: “It became an every day occurrence and walking into the unknown every single day

“There seemed to be no limits to the behaviour that was exhibited towards you.”

The NASUWT says there have been 30,000 violent incidents against teachers involving pupils with a weapon in the last 12 months.