Teacher stabbed in high school attack named as teen arrested for 'attempted murder'

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A teenager has been arrested after a male teacher was stabbed at a high school in Gloucestershire.The teacher, named locally as Jamie Sansom, was rushed to hospital with a knife wound, after Tewkesbury Academy in Ashchurch Road, Tewkesbury was placed on lockdown.Police said officers were called at about 9.10am on Monday to reports a pupil had stabbed a teacher - with a teenage boy later arrested.In a statement to the parents and carers of pupils, headteacher Kathleen McGillycuddy said: "We appreciate that this morning has been a worrying time for all associated with Tewkesbury Academy."She added: "We were alerted shortly before 9am this morning to reports of a serious incident which left a male member of staff in need of hospital treatment."The school was locked down and police were called immediately when we became aware of this incident."The South Western Ambulance Service was called at 9.08am and the man was driven to Gloucester Royal Hospital.Pupils who had their parents' consent were allowed to leave the school from 1pm following the incident.Downing Street said Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's thoughts are with those affected by the incident.A crowd of about 100 people gathered outside the school after the stabbing and uniformed officers stood at its entrances.Tewkesbury Academy, a state secondary school for 11 to 18-year-olds, is part of the Cabot Learning Federation, a multi-academy trust responsible for a number of academies in the South West of England.A recent Ofsted report, published in January, rated the mixed comprehensive school as "requires improvement".Earlier on Monday, teachers at the nearby Tirlebrook Primary School posted on Facebook to say their school had also been locked down on police advice and