9 h. ago Council quizzed over hiring 'dishonest' former teacher who abused position 'to borrow over £30k'

Susan Pletnick was banned from the classroom after she failed to pay back thousands of pounds of loans from her school, parents and a colleague

Economics

50 h. ago Teacher acquitted of child abuse claims allegations ‘motivated by compensation’

The retired teacher told the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry he believes police had ‘coached youngsters’ to make allegations.

Society

5 d. ago Convicted teacher maintains innocence at Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry

Robert Jennings, 70, was convicted at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court in 2021 of one charge of lewd, indecent and libidinous practices.

Society

6 d. ago Stirling Council chiefs quizzed over "one day" council tenancy acceptance fears

The council session raised the question of whether prospective council tenants were only given a single day to make up their mind and accept a property.

Politics

8 d. ago New tourism project plan mooted for Bannockburn battlefield site

The council's leader was quizzed on the possibility of working alongside the National Trust for Scotland for developing plans for the land after trotting track proposals were rejected.

Events

2 w. ago Former Scottish private school teacher jailed for nine years for abuse of 11 boys

The former physics teacher was sentenced to nine years in jail.

Events

2 w. ago Nursery teacher 'who made one child's hair fall out due to physical abuse' is caught on CCTV hitting and slapping two

The teacher - named as Zhanel Musken, 29 - hit and slapped the infants, pulled their hair, shook and pushed them, and roughly changed their clothes, it is alleged.

Events