Teachers strike after Jamaican staff 'targeted' at south London school

Teachers strike after Jamaican staff 'targeted' at south London school.

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00:00Teachers at a South London school are going on strike after claiming they were targeted

00:04by bosses. Jamaican staff at Harris Beckenham School will begin a 48-hour walkout following

00:10claims they were being severely overworked. The National Education Union who represent the staff

00:16said the teachers were working 95 hours over their recommended limit for the academic year.

00:21It claims that overseas trained teachers from Jamaica who are vulnerable due to their visa

00:26status are facing scrutiny and bullying from management. Harris Beckenham Academy have denied

00:31allegations of racism and claim the pay and condition of teachers are exactly the same as

00:36others in the same position.