Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education — Postponed from 8 November – in the Senedd at 1:59 pm on 15 November 2017.
I think it's important to remember that as a Welsh Government we do not directly employ teachers; that is a matter for individual schools and governing bodies. I would expect any teacher who had concerns about how they were being treated in their workplace to be able to raise that with the headteacher, but if that was not appropriate, then with their governing body and within their union, as most of the profession are members of the union. As I said, I want Wales to be the place to be a teacher. Teacher well-being is important to me. That's why we've instituted the workforce survey, so that I can hear directly from teachers about the issues that are affecting them. But if the Member has evidence of bullying in schools that is not being taken seriously, then I would ask the Member to write to me and I can assure her that my officials will make the necessary investigations.