‘Jamshed Javeed is awaiting sentencing after admitting two counts of engaging in conduct in preparation of terrorist acts.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th March 2015
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‘A 26-year-old teacher has been disqualified from the profession for life after she admitted to an affair with a student.’
The Independent, 25th February 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘It was the trial of Michael Brewer in 2013 that exposed the dark secret of abuse at some of the UK’s most prestigious music schools. Brewer, a former head of music at Chetham’s in Manchester, was found guilty of indecently assaulting a pupil who was 14 at the time. His victim, Frances Andrade, a gifted violinist, killed herself after giving evidence against him, before he was sentenced to six years in jail.’
The Guardian, 20th February 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A former Guildhall School of Music teacher who lured his female pupils into soundproof practice rooms before he raped and abused them has been jailed for 11 years.’
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The Independent, 20th February 2015
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‘Mahmudul Choudhury faces losing job after admiting racially-aggravated offence aimed at Jews after sharing photo of former Nazi leader on Facebook.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th February 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A woman who nearly drowned during a school swimming lesson when she was 10 years old has won a compensation battle at the High Court.’
BBC News, 17th February 2015
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‘The former television weatherman Fred Talbot has been convicted of indecently assaulting two teenage boys when he was a teacher.’
The Guardian, 13th February 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A retired PE teacher has been jailed for nine years for sexually abusing schoolboys nearly 60 years ago.’
BBC News, 13th February 2015
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‘A teacher who sexually abused boys at two prestigious Catholic boarding schools has been jailed for 10 years.’
BBC News, 5th February 2015
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‘A music teacher has avoided being sent to prison after he pleaded guilty to possessing indecent images of children and extreme pornography involving animals.’
The Independent, 4th February 2015
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‘The 16-year-old boy who murdered teacher Ann Maguire has lost a challenge to his 20-year minimum term.’
The Guardian, 29th January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Webber v Department for Education [2014] EWHC 4240 (Ch); [2015] WLR (D) 14
‘It was prima facie a matter for the ombudsman to assess whether and to what extent an oral hearing was necessary either to enable the investigation to be satisfactorily completed or out of fairness, and such decisions could only be challenged on appeal on the familiar basis that they exceeded the generous ambit within which reasonable disagreement was possible.’
WLR Daily, 19th December 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘A judge who gave a teacher a suspended sentence after suggesting he had been “groomed” by a pupil he was convicted of having sex with is to face an official investigation. Stuart Kerner, 44, was found guilty last month of two counts of sexual activity with a child by a person in a position of trust. But on Wednesday, he was given a suspended 18-month sentence by Joanna Greenberg QC, who said it was clear that his 16-year-old victim was obsessed with him.’
The Guardian, 15th January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A judge is facing criticism after she handed down a suspended sentence to a teacher found guilty of having sex with a pupil and said the 16-year-old girl had “groomed” him.’
The Guardian, 14th January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Attorney General is to consider whether a suspended sentence handed to a religious studies teacher who had a sex with a pupil should be reviewed.’
BBC News, 14th January 2015
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‘The “cruel” teaching assistant who “humiliated” a seven-year-old girl over five months at a West Yorkshire school has been given a 12-month community service order.’
The Independent, 8th January 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Many more children could be expelled from school under new guidance which comes into force this week, according to lawyers who represent pupils at appeal panels.’
The Guardian, 6th January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Rina Khan walks free from court after being found not guilty of common assault and child cruelty during primary school maths lesson.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th December 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Campaigners against female genital mutilation (FGM) have cautiously welcomed government moves to require professionals to report suspected cases of FGM, but warned of the risk of alienating communities and forcing the practice further underground.’
The Guardian, 5th December 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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