EDUCATION bosses say they are working to ensure there is no repeat of the knife drama that caused a school to go into lock-down.

The headteacher of Regents Park Community College has met with senior officers at Southampton City Council after the incident on Monday.

Council officers say they are "confident" its security measures are "robust", but one teacher has claimed that "more needs to be done about security" at the school in King Edward Avenue.

The talks came as police charged a 16-year-old boy with two counts of possession of a bladed article on school premises.

He will appear at Southampton Youth Court later this month.

As previously reported, the school was sent into lock-down on Monday morning after reports of a teenager with a knife threatening to harm himself.

Witnesses reported a large number of police officers who arrived at the school, and the teenager was apprehended.

A teacher at the school, who wished to remain anonymous, has claimed that there have been two similar incidents at the school in the past two months.

They said students can jump over walls and get into offices in the school easily, adding that gates are not locked so anyone can walk in.

The teacher said: “I think the school needs to get the security sorted out.

“It makes you really scared because this is the third incident there.

“The school has a lot of issues and they need to step up their security.”

The school did not respond to the claims, but a meeting between headteacher Jonty Archibald and council officers took place yesterday afternoon.

After the meeting, the school and the council released a joint statement.

It said: "Following the incident at Regent’s Park Community College this week, Southampton City Council and the police have worked closely with the headteacher to ensure that everything possible is being done to prevent something similar happening again.

"Immediately after the incident, the headteacher alerted parents via text message. This communication was followed up with a more detailed letter today (Tuesday). The safety of staff and pupils remains a constant priority for the school, the council and the wider city.

"The council’s health and safety officer visited the school today and has confirmed that the site is secure, and the council is confident that the school’s safety procedures are robust.

"All Southampton schools comply with national guidelines around safety and security and the council will reaffirm recognised best practice across the city’s schools to ensure they are fully equipped to safeguard all of our children."