‘A woman discovered her daughter was having sex with a teacher after she found him hiding under the teenager’s bed, a court has heard. Married maths teacher Andrew Welsh, 36, was caught when the girl’s mother returned home unexpectedly one morning last July, Bolton crown court was told on Friday.’
The Guardian, 20th June 2014
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‘A teacher who violently assaulted a child in the classroom was able to continue working despite being given a criminal record for the attack, The Independent can reveal.’
The Independent, 8th June 2014
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‘Ofqual, the qualifications watchdog, says it may introduce new rules to prevent teachers using dubious tactics such as rehearsing test answers to inflate pupils’ GCSE results.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th June 2014
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‘A man who posted an offensive message on Facebook after the killing of Leeds teacher Ann Maguire has been jailed.’
BBC News, 4th June 2014
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‘A teacher won a case for £23,000 in compensation after claiming to have suffered injuries after slipping in a puddle at school.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th May 2014
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‘A former deputy headmaster who assaulted boys on school camping trips has been jailed.’
The Independent, 17th May 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A former head teacher who gave a girl at a special school equipment for self-harming has been cleared of unacceptable professional misconduct.’
BBC News, 16th May 2014
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‘Award-winning line-dancing teacher Val Myers given apology in High Court after rival falsely accused him of assault and harassing members of the line-dancing community.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th May 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A teacher who kissed and cuddled a pupil has been banned from the profession for life.’
BBC News, 14th May 2014
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‘Rab Butler’s 1944 reforms gave teachers autonomy but schools’ freedom today comes with strings attached’
The Guardian, 22nd April 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
’26-year-old drama teacher who admitted having sex with a pupil has been spared a prison sentence.’
BBC News, 7th April 2014
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‘A teacher has been sacked after she called one pupil “cowface” and labelled others “feral” on Twitter.’
Daily Telegraph, 2nd April 2014
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‘An Islamic teacher who molested a girl as he taught her the Koran has avoided prison after claiming his family was dependent on him because his wife speaks “very little English”.’
Daily Telegraph, 19th March 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Teachers using social media websites should receive clearer guidance, unions have said, in the wake of several high profile disciplinary cases.’
BBC News, 12th March 2014
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‘The headmaster of a former Norfolk boarding school has been warned he could face a life sentence after admitting sex offences.’
BBC News, 7th March 2014
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‘The claim is one of £1 million worth of compensation payments made to injured teachers by Essex County Council.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th March 2014
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‘Local authorities no longer run many of our publicly funded schools in England but still have plenty to occupy them in the education field. They have a role in the setting up of new academies. They still run their maintained community schools. In Wales, they remain the Welsh government’s preferred providers of state education. They have intervention powers and can suspend a school’s delegated budget.’
11 KBW, 24th February 2014
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‘A British National Party (BNP) activist who was given a lifetime teaching ban has lost his legal challenge against Education Secretary Michael Gove.’
BBC News, 14th February 2014
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‘A former headteacher at the prep school attended by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has been sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment for abusing boys at the school.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th February 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Government is updating rules on downloading indecent images of children which will mean teachers found cautioned or convicted will be banned from the profession.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th January 2014
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