{"id":37935,"date":"2026-05-16T10:32:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T10:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/37935\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T10:32:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T10:32:09","slug":"teacher-dies-in-school-in-front-of-pupils-sitting-gcses-news-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/37935\/","title":{"rendered":"Teacher dies in school in front of pupils sitting GCSEs | News UK"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\tA \u2018kind and compassionate\u2019 teacher died on Thursday (Picture: Hampshire Chronicle\/Solent News)<\/p>\n

A teacher collapsed and died in front of pupils as they were getting ready to sit their GCSE exams plunging the school into lockdown.<\/p>\n

Pupils at Kings\u2019 School in Winchester had arrived on Thursday morning when an air ambulance was called.<\/p>\n

It followed an \u2018urgent medical situation\u2019 involving a long-standing female member of staff named locally as Mrs Bamford.<\/p>\n

Tributes left outside the school described her as \u2018compassionate and kind\u2019. <\/p>\n

One wrote: \u2018Thank you for being the kind of teacher that inspired and taught with kindness and compassion.<\/p>\n

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\u2018You will be so missed and you leave a hole that can never be filled. Fly high beautiful lady.\u2019<\/p>\n

Another added: \u2018One of the kindest and caring teachers. We are completely devastated by this news. Our thoughts go out to her family.\u00a0She will be missed but never forgotten.\u2019<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tThe teacher has been named locally as Mrs Bamford (Picture: Submitted\/Hampshire Chronicle)<\/p>\n

Students were sent home early but the year 11 exams continued as scheduled.<\/p>\n

In an email seen by\u00a0Hampshire Chronicle<\/a>, the school said: \u2018Due to an ongoing situation in school today related to an urgent medical situation, involving a member of staff, we have taken the decision to close the school early.<\/p>\n

\u2018All pupils are safe and remain supervised. We are now beginning a controlled dismissal process.<\/p>\n

\u2018All year 11 exams will remain as scheduled. We anticipate minimal disruptions, but we will keep you updated.\u2019<\/p>\n

Hampshire<\/a> Police said: \u2018We were called at 9.54am on Thursday, 14 May by ambulance colleagues to a report of a medical incident at Kings\u2019 School in Romsey Road, Winchester.<\/p>\n

\u2018Sadly a woman in her 40s was pronounced dead at the scene. Her next-of-kin have been made aware. Officers attended.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018The death is not being treated as suspicious and a file is being prepared for the coroner.\u2019<\/p>\n

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