‘A teacher who lost his temper when a pupil told him he looked like a Chuckle brother has been struck off after flying into rage at another boy who threw a sweet at him.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th June 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A disabled teacher who showed the 18-rated film Halloween to a class of 15- and 16-year-olds has had his claim for discrimination arising from disability upheld in the Court of Appeal and is reportedly set to receive a £646,000 payout.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th May 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A Welsh council has won an appeal over whether former teachers were entitled to be paid SEN (Special Educational Needs) allowance under their contracts. The Employment Tribunal had held that the conditions for entitlement were satisfied in each case, and accordingly, that Swansea City Council’s failure to pay SEN allowance was a breach of contract.’
Local Government Lawyer, 2nd May 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The shouts from teachers of “don’t run”, “slow down” and “keep to the left” echo around the corridors of schools up and down the country. Whilst chalk boards have given way to SMART boards these commands have stood the test of time but are they still applicable today? What standards are expected of schools to protect students especially in the giddy excitement of a PE lesson? The High Court appeal in Pook v Rossall School [2018] All ER (D) 113 (Mar) considers the issue.’
Zenith PI, 27th April 2018
Source: zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘More than 1,000 students have signed up to a lawsuit seeking compensation for lost teaching hours during recent strike action by university staff, which could cost universities millions of pounds.’
The Guardian, 24th April 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman risks splitting communities by backing head teachers who may wish to ban the hijab, says a teaching union leader.’
BBC News, 30th March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former private boarding school teacher who sexually abused 4 of his pupils has had his sentence increased.’
Attorney General’s Office, 28th March 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
‘A retired teacher and his former partner have been found guilty of indecently assaulting a schoolboy more than three decades ago.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 31st January 2018
Souce: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A teacher has been banned from his profession for life after he “utterly exploded” proper professional boundaries.’
BBC News, 20th December 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In Ms Z De Groen v Gan Menachem Hendon Ltd [2017] UKET 3347281/2016, the claimant was employed by the respondent, a private Orthodox Jewish nursery school that followed the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.’
Law & Religion UK, 12th December 2017
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
‘In three years, 5,500 sexual offences against pupils have been reported to police. Too often staff seem ill-equipped or unwilling to deal with the problem – now pressure is mounting for the government to take action.’
The Guardian, 12th December 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A Jewish teacher has won a tribunal after she was sacked for living with her boyfriend outside of wedlock.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th December 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Teenage girls’ diaries have been used to help convict a former PE teacher of sexually assaulting five pupils.’
BBC News, 1st December 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The UK teachers’ watchdog has launched an investigation into alleged misconduct by an American teacher who the Guardian revealed was hired by two British schools despite previously admitting molesting boys.’
The Guardian, 26th November 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A coroner has called for the creation of social media “contracts” for parents after it emerged a teacher’s murderer discussed killing her on Facebook.’
BBC News, 22nd November 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An assistant headteacher who used his mobile phone to film up schoolgirls’ skirts will not face prosecution after a judge ruled his actions were not illegal.’
The Independent, 7th November 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A music teacher convicted of indecently assaulting his students has been banned from teaching children following a long legal battle.’
The Guardian, 2nd November 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘England’s exams watchdog has announced a review of rules allowing teachers to set question papers, in the wake of allegations of exam leaks at public schools first revealed in the Guardian.’
The Guardian, 31st August 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Almost everyone has an immediate intuitive understanding of direct discrimination. That is not to say that there are no difficult cases, but the core concept is easily grasped. Imagine an employer with an express policy of refusing to employ women. In a case of that sort the discrimination is obvious. To use the language of Equality Act 2010, s. 13, the employer treats women less favourably because of their sex. The reason for the simplicity of direct discrimination is that it usually needs no context for the discriminatory impact of the criterion to be apparent. The criterion is inherently discriminatory.’
11KBW, 10th August 2017
Source: www.11kbw.com
‘A primary school teacher who watched a live stream of a six-year-old boy being raped has been jailed.’
BBC News, 1st August 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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