Full inquest to be held for murdered teacher Ann Maguire – BBC News
‘A coroner is to hold a full inquest into the death of a Leeds school teacher murdered in her own classroom.’
BBC News, 25th January 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: teachers
‘Trojan horse’ headteacher receives lifetime ban for professional misconduct – The Guardian
‘A headteacher who was accused of misconduct in the so-called Trojan horse scandal in Birmingham has been banned indefinitely from teaching after being found guilty of professional misconduct.’
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The Guardian, 4th January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
That’s Entertainment? The Anonymity of Arrestees and the Law – Doughty Street
‘Last week, The Mirror reported that John Leslie was being questioned by police in connection with an alleged sexual assault. The report contained photographs of the police with evidence bags outside Leslie’s house. The Mirror reminded its readers of allegations made against the former TV presenter in 2002 and 2008. This the most recent example of media reports concerning allegations of sexual offences involving public figures.’
Doughty Street, 2nd December 2015
Source: www.doughtystreet.co.uk
Teacher clears name after being wrongly convicted of clipping unruly pupil – Daily Telegraph
‘Maths and German teacher Regina Hungerford, 54, overturns her conviction for hitting a pupil on appeal.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th December 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Damages awarded in ‘sexting’ case for the first time – BBC News
‘Damages for “sexting” have been awarded for the first time, the BBC has learnt.’
BBC News, 30th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teaching assistant who groomed schoolboy jailed after suspended sentence deemed too lenient – Daily Telegraph
‘A teaching assistant who had sex with a 15-year-old student has had her suspended sentence replaced with an immediate two-year jail term by the Court of Appeal.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th November 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Trojan Horse’: Park View pupils ‘fed diet of Islam’ – BBC News
‘Teachers at the school at the centre of the “Trojan Horse” scandal fed pupils “on a diet of Islam” and isolated them from British society, a panel found. Akeel Ahmed, 41, and Inamulhaq Anwar, 34, denied stepping up religious influence in education at Park View Academy in Birmingham. But a professional conduct panel found against them.’
BBC News, 16th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
FGM: Legal duty to inform police comes into force – BBC News
‘Doctors, nurses, midwives and teachers are now legally required to report cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) to the police. Failure to do so will result in disciplinary measures and could ultimately lead to them being barred from working.’
BBC News, 31st October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teacher Hayley Batley illegally sold Doctor Who goods on eBay – BBC News
‘A Wrexham teacher convicted of making her own Doctor Who merchandise and selling it on eBay has been reprimanded at a disciplinary hearing.’
BBC News, 8th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Spanking images ex-teacher jailed – BBC News
‘A retired teacher who was caught with indecent images on his computer of boys being spanked has been jailed.’
BBC News, 18th September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Newquay pupil sex teacher banned for life – BBC News
‘A married teacher who had sex with a pupil and ignored a warning has been banned from the classroom for life.’
BBC News, 17th September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Headmaster who supervised school trip to Brazil where student was murdered is allowed to continue teaching – Daily Telegraph
‘A headmaster who supervised a school trip to Brazil where a pupil was murdered after a drunken night out has been found guilty of professional misconduct but has not been banned from teaching.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th September 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Teachers struck off after being caught having sex in school – The Guardian
‘Two teachers who had sex in a school have been banned from teaching.’
The Guardian, 9th September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Former private school teacher jailed for making indecent images of children – The Guardian
‘A former teacher has been jailed after admitting making indecent images of scores of children using hidden cameras at a boarding school, behaviour the judge called his “fatal flaw”.’
The Guardian, 27th August 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Marcus Marcussen victims take legal action against council – BBC News
‘More victims of a teacher convicted of physically and sexually assaulting them have come forward and are suing Birmingham City Council.’
BBC News, 4th August 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Primary school teacher struck off for praising Isil murder of Alan Henning – Daily Telegraph
‘A primary school teacher has been banned from the classroom for life after praising Isil for beheading aid worker Alan Henning in string of offensive social media posts.’
Daily Telegraph, 2nd July 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Head teacher Anne Lakey guilty of underage sex with boys – BBC News
‘A nationally-acclaimed head teacher has been found guilty of having underage sex with two boys.’
BBC News, 23rd June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Racist headteacher who called parents ‘b—–s’ banned from the classroom – Daily Telegraph
‘Hearing is told bullying head Anupe Hanch, 49, asked a special needs pupil: ‘Do you want to become a paedophile?”
Daily Telegraph, 11th June 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
