Scourge of knives and violence plaguing Britian's schools that has left ... trends now
Teachers and pupils have been left terrified a the scourge of knives and violence plaguing Britian's schools has left them too afraid to go in for fear of being attacked.
Children as young as five have been revealed to be bringing blades into their classrooms, with one charity boss branding the battle a 'cancer that is spreading' across the country.
Knifemen have been spotted casually brandishing their weapons near primary schools and several teachers have already been stabbed in the line of duty this year.
The Conservative Mayoral candidate for Mayor of London says fears are at such a height that she has even pledged to introduce 'knife arches' at every school in the capital.
And children as young as 13 are now being taught how to treat stab and gunshot wounds by City of London officers.
It comes as three people - two teachers and a student - were allegedly stabbed after an incident in Ammanford.
Paramedics attended at the school in an air ambulance, which landed on the school playing field after the incident at the Welsh secondary school in during break time.
Liz Hopkin, who works as a special needs teacher, was injured and is said to be recovering in hospital
Drama and Welsh teacher Fiona Elias was revealed to be among the three being treated for non-life threatening injuries
Teacher Darrel Campbell (pictured) is said to have intervened
Reacting to the news, General Secretary of Teachers’ Union NASUWT, Dr Patrick Roach, said: 'It is extremely distressing to learn that an attack has taken place at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman.
'Schools should be places of safety and sanctuary, and it will be of the utmost concern for every teacher whenever that sense of safety and security has been broken.
'No teacher should have to fear being assaulted at work, and everything that can be done must be done to ensure the safety of staff and pupils.
'Staff and pupils at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman will be very much in our thoughts at this difficult time.'
But while teachers plead for schools to take action for their safety, Freedom of Information requests made to police forces across England and Wales revealed that almost 500 kids aged under 11 were found with bladed articles in the last four years.
The school is currently under 'code red' and pupils have been put in the canteen in order to preserve the crime scene
The school was placed on 'code red' and students were not released from lockdown until officers had spoken to classrooms individually, one parent said
But the true figure could be be more than 1,000 according to the Mirror, which obtained the figures, after it said only half of forces asked for figures on youngsters found with knives came back with a response.
David Simmons, a former teacher who set up youth sporting charity Changing Lives, warned that a lack of staff and community police officers in schools would exacerbate the issue.
The youngest suspect alleged to have taken a knife to school was a five-year-old in Suffolk.
Mr Simmons, who established the charity after being threatened by a six-year-old armed with a weapon, said: 'This issue is lack a cancer that is spreading.
'There's not enough staff in schools, there are no community police officers in schools, support for young people has been taken due to government cuts.'
In London, the youngest of 127 primary school-age children allegedly caught with a knife was seven, while in Suffolk police say they were alerted to a five-year-old who had a weapon.
Children as young as five are reportedly being caught with knives at school (stock image)
Among the incidents reported were a 10-year-old who allegedly assaulted someone with a pair of scissors, and a nine-year-old who launched a knife attack in West Yorkshire (stock image)
David Simmons, founder of youth sporting charity Changing Lives, said the phenomenon of young children bringing knives into school was like a 'spreading cancer'
In Cambridgeshire, a 10-year-old was the subject of a probe after allegedly assaulting someone with a pair of scissors, while in West Yorkshire a nine-year-old is said to have launched a knife attack at school.
The age of criminal responsibility in England, Wales and Northern Ireland is 10 years old, meaning many of those who are alleged to have taken weapons into school will not be prosecuted.
The Government said it was investing thousands in tackling the problem, reaching over 215,000 vulnerable young people with violence reduction strategies.
A spokesperson told the Mirror: 'Our
