‘A former director of music at a private school who indecently assaulted 10 pupils has been jailed today for 12 years for a number of sexual offences.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 11th November 2024
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A group representing 1,400 private schools will press ahead with plans for a legal challenge against the government’s introduction of VAT from January, the BBC can reveal.’
BBC News, 31st October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A independent faith school in Hampshire has launched a legal challenge against the government’s plans to introduce VAT on private school fees.’
BBC News, 21st October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A public schoolboy who attacked two students and a teacher with claw hammers while they slept at a boarding school in Devon has been jailed for life with a minimum of 12 years.’
The Independent, 19th October 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man charged with sexual assault has been advertising as a private tutor for children in maths and science, a BBC investigation has found. The man, who we’re not naming for legal reasons, left his job as a teacher last year. Bail conditions prevent him having any contact with children and he is due to stand trial in March.’
BBC News, 3rd October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An employee’s failure to fully complete every step of an internal grievance process will not impact their right to claim constructive dismissal, according to the recent ruling by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) involving a local authority. Sharmin Chowdhury analyses the judgment.’
Local Government Lawyer, 12th September 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘More than 90 private tutors in the UK have been convicted of sexual offences involving children over the past 20 years, the BBC has found.’
BBC News, 6th September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘One or two-word Ofsted inspection grades for England’s schools are being scrapped immediately.’
BBC News, 2nd September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Leon Glenister reports on a successful defence to a judicial review challenging the established interpretation of teaching regulation legislation.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th August 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The organisation responsible for regulating teachers in England is being investigated by the Department for Education after allegations of misconduct by staff, and teachers left in distress after lengthy inquiries.’
The Guardian, 3rd August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A primary school headteacher with multiple sclerosis (MS) has been paid damages in a landmark disability discrimination case against Ofsted, after her request to postpone an inspection over a relapse in her symptoms was refused.’
The Guardian, 1st August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An independent inquiry into the death of the Reading headteacher Ruth Perry has called for an end to England’s “macho culture” of inspections and school accountability.’
The Guardian, 12th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An inquiry into the running of a prestigious private school said it uncovered a string of “serious abuse allegations” committed against pupils by monks and staff within the last decade.’
The Guardian, 12th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A former teacher has been banned from the profession after hiding a large carving knife in a bunch of flowers and stabbing her ex-partner’s wife.’
BBC News, 7th July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Rebecca Joynes, 30, was found guilty of six counts of sexual activity with a child, two while in a position of trust, after a trial in May.’
The Guardian, 4th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A head teacher convicted of grooming and sexually abusing four teenage girls could have been stopped, according to a parent whose daughter had unsupervised one-to-one sessions with him.’
BBC News, 1st July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A boy has been found guilty of attempted murder after attacking two sleeping students and a teacher with hammers in a devastating rampage in the middle of the night at a private school.’
The Independent, 22nd June 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A teacher who repeatedly had sex with a vulnerable 16-year-old pupil has been told by a judge he will never be allowed to teach again.’
BBC News, 14th June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A Hampshire teacher convicted of online grooming has been banned from the classroom indefinitely.’
The Independent, 31st May 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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