RACISM against black students and staff in Welsh schools is to be investigated by a teaching union after teachers reported increasing levels of racist abuse.

The call for an investigation, which will be carried out by a survey of members, came at the annual policy conference of the National Education Union (NEU Cymru) in Swansea.

The investigation will be part of a parcel of measures intended to combat racism in schools, including the creation of a black educators’ network and a training programme for NEU members.