Westergate primary school snooping-accused teacher cleared – BBC News
‘A teacher who spoke out about alleged “overgrading” of pupils’ work has been cleared of snooping on her colleagues’ emails.’
BBC News, 29th September 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: teachers
Teaching assistant found guilty of sending topless pictures to 15-year-old pupil – Daily Telegraph
‘A jury at Aylesbury Crown Court found her guilty of two sex offence charges relating to the topless pictures and a video, but they have not yet reached verdicts on three more serious charges of causing or inciting a child aged under 16 to engage in a sexual act.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th September 2020
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Abuse victim accused of ‘grooming’ teacher awarded £1m – BBC News
‘A man sexually abused as a schoolboy has been awarded more than £1m from his teacher’s employer.’
BBC News, 11th August 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jack Maxwell and Joe Tomlinson: Model students: why Ofqual has a legal duty to disclose the details of its model for calculating GCSE and A level grades – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘On 18 March 2020, the UK Government cancelled GCSE and A level exams for students in England. The closure of schools and the need to slow the spread of COVID-19 made exams impracticable. But the Prime Minister confirmed that students would still get ‘the qualifications they need and deserve for their academic career.’ This created an obvious headache for public administration: the objective was to create a legitimate system of assessment, which could maintain confidence, without actual assessments.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 28th July 2020
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Professional Regulation – Case Comment: Caroline Reilly V Teaching Regulation Agency and Secretary of State for Education (2020) EWHC 1188 (Admin) – Park Square Barristers
‘The appellant was the head teacher of a primary school in the West Midlands. She was dismissed from her post in July 2011 following disciplinary proceedings which arose in consequence of her failure to disclose the fact of her personal relationship with a man who had been convicted of offences involving the making and possessing of indecent images of children.’
Park Square Barristers, 15th May 2020
Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk
Up to 1,500 English primary schools to defy 1 June reopening plan – The Guardian
‘Up to 1,500 primary schools in England are expected to remain closed on 1 June after a rebellion by at least 18 councils forced the government to say it had no plans to sanction them.’
The Guardian, 19th May 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Reilly v Secretary of State for Education – Blackstone Chambers
‘This decision exemplifies the stricter approach the courts are now taking in disciplinary cases where the regulated person fails to attend a hearing.’
Blackstone Chambers, 13th May 2020
Source: www.blackstonechambers.com
Teachers can legally refuse to return over health risk, says union – The Guardian
‘Teachers can legally refuse to return when schools reopen unless they get the same protections against coronavirus as other frontline staff, one of the UK’s leading teaching unions has warned.’
The Guardian, 14th May 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Supply teacher jailed for sexually assaulting six girls at primary school – The Guardian
‘A supply teacher has been jailed for eight and a half years for sexually assaulting six girls at a primary school in North Yorkshire, two years after similar allegations were dropped.’
The Guardian, 27th April 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Nottinghamshire teacher banned after vagina comment – BBC News
‘A newly-qualified teacher who admitted making a “stupid comment” about a pupil’s vagina has been banned from the profession.’
BBC News, 6th March 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teacher who raped 14-year-old boy blames ‘heavy workload’ – The Independent
‘A deputy headteacher who raped a 14-year-old boy and kept indecent images of children on his phone has blamed his heavy workload for turning him into a sexual predator.’
The Independent, 4th February 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Jones v Secretary of State for Education – Blackstone Chambers
‘The High Court has given an important decision on governmental powers to supplement statutory procedures with non-statutory guidance and directions.’
Blackstone Chambers, 3rd December 2019
Source: www.blackstonechambers.com
Teacher sacked over gay dating app activity wins £700,000 payout – The Guardian
‘A primary school headteacher who was sacked after having sex with two 17-year-old boys he met through a gay dating app has been awarded nearly £700,000 compensation by a tribunal.’
The Guardian, 15th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
JUSTICE Report calls for mandatory training on the law for school teachers involved in excluding students – Local Government Lawyer
‘A new report has called for reform of the process by which schools permanently exclude students after suggesting that school teachers have an inconsistent understanding of their Equality Act duties and that Independent Review Panels (IRPs) lack the power to remedy unlawful exclusions.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th November 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Touchy feely’ teacher banned from profession – BBC News
‘A “touchy feely” teacher has been banned from teaching.’
BBC News, 8th October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
CPS could and should have extradited paedophile music teacher – The Guardian
‘The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) could and should have extradited a paedophile music teacher suspected of grooming and sexually abusing a string of girls at a school in Manchester, the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse has heard.’
The Guardian, 30th September 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Drunk teacher who hugged, kissed and ‘danced inappropriately’ with pupils at school prom banned from classroom – The Independent
‘A teacher who drunkenly hugged, kissed and danced “inappropriately” with Year 11 students at a school prom has been banned from the classroom.’
The Independent, 11th September 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Public sector to launch ‘mass legal battle’ over pension reforms – The Guardian
‘Mass legal claims on behalf of teachers and doctors alleging that changes to their pensions in 2015 were discriminatory are being launched against the government.’
The Guardian, 27th August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘This is our secret’: Retired choirmaster who sexually abused boys jailed for 12 years – The Independent
‘A retired school choirmaster who “hid a dark paedophile inclination” has been jailed for sexually abusing four boys.’
The Independent, 27th August 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Peer-to-peer abuse: Victim’s parents call for changes to guidelines – BBC News
‘The parents of a six-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted by classmates have called for a record to be set up showing all sex abuse between children.’
BBC News, 8th August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
