Goodwill was in short supply as parents gathered outside a primary school near Cardiff after a Christmas concert. They claimed that children had been left in tears by the headmistress, who is alleged to have told the six to eight-year-olds that their performance was “rubbish” and that they would be getting bread and water at their class Christmas party unless they improved. Police were called to Windsor Clive primary school in Ely when Victoria Meadows, the head, refused to meet the parents, apparently fearing for her safety. Craig Williams, 30, a former teaching assistant whose daughter, Madison, eight, took part in the concert, said: “There was no misbehaviour but after the concert some of the children were a bit overcome and started crying.

Source: The Times December 21, 2017 00:07 UTC