15 h. ago Former deputy headteacher banned from the classroom for lewd act and kissing ‘vulnerable’ schoolgirls

Simon Graves, 52, told a girl, 17, to sit on his desk so he could have sex with her, a misconduct panel found

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5 d. ago IT teacher banned from the classroom after refusing to delete photos of pupil ‘because they made him happy’

Nana Opong, 56, tried to conceal his conversations with the pupil by encouraging her to ‘delete everything’, and threatened to ‘throw eggs at her window’ if she tried to blackmail him

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6 d. ago Drama teacher who sent nude photos to pupil banned from classroom for life

Megan Lanning told misconduct panel she had developed ‘inappropriate feelings’ for the student

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6 d. ago Drama teacher, 36, who sent naked sexual selfies to pupil saying she wanted to give them 'all of me' is banned from classroom for life

EXCLUSIVE: Megan Lanning, 36, taught music and performing arts at Ripplevale School in Rochester, Kent, when she sent two sordid images to the student.

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1 week ago Teacher who sent 'inherently sexual' selfies to pupil banned from classroom

Megan Lanning, 36, has been banned from teaching for life after sending nude selfies to a pupil she confessed having 'inappropriate feelings' for at a £45,000 private school

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1 week ago Head at Welsh primary school jailed for assault on deputy over ‘sexual jealousy’

Anthony John Felton ambushed Richard Pyke with spanner over suspected sex with teacher he had affair withA headteacher who was caught on video attacking his deputy with a large adjustable spanner, in an assault motivated by “overwhelming sexual jealousy”, has been jailed for more than two years.Anthony John Felton, 54, concealed the wrench in his jacket pocket as he approached his colleague, Richard Pyke, 51, from behind. Video of the incident showed him taking out the heavy tool and then repeatedly swinging it at Pyke’s head. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Headteacher strikes deputy on head with wrench in shocking CCTV footage

A headteacher attacked his deputy from behind with a wrench at school, in what a judge described as an ambush driven by “overwhelming sexual jealousy.”

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1 week ago Headteacher attacked deputy with wrench due to ‘overwhelming sexual jealousy’

Anthony Felton beat colleague Richard Pyke at work in row over teacher love triangle, court told

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1 week ago Moment 'jealous' married headmaster attacks his love rival deputy with a wrench after believing they BOTH had secret affair with same colleague

Anthony John Felton, 54, armed himself with the wrench and sought out his colleague Richard Pyke, 51, attacking him from behind at St Joseph's Catholic School in Port Talbot, South Wales.

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1 week ago Headteacher jailed for attacking deputy with spanner in jealous rage

Anthony John Felton pulled a wrench-like tool from his jacket pocket before launching his attack.

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1 week ago Moment 'jealous' married headteacher attacks his love rival deputy with a wrench after finding out they BOTH had secret affair with same colleague

Anthony John Felton, 54, armed himself with the wrench and sought out his colleague Richard Pyke, 51, attacking him from behind at St Joseph's Catholic School in Port Talbot, South Wales.

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1 week ago Headteacher who attacked deputy with wrench over school love triangle jailed

Anthony Felton attacked Richard Pyke due to ‘overwhelming sexual jealousy’, judge says

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1 week ago Headteacher who attacked deputy due to ‘overwhelming sexual jealousy’ jailed

Anthony John Felton, 54, was sentenced to two years and four months after attacking his deputy Richard Pyke, 51.

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1 week ago Gasps as footage of headteacher attack on deputy shown to court

Anthony John Felton was head of St Joseph's Roman Catholic Comprehensive in Aberavon when he admitted attacking his deputy head on March 5 this year

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1 week ago Voices: Addiction, misinformation and bullying: Why Independent readers want phones banned in classrooms

With most Independent readers supporting a school smartphone ban, the overwhelming consensus was that phones are too distracting – though many believe deeper issues like parenting, education, and online safety must also be addressed

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2 w. ago Primary school teacher banned from classroom after online chats with undercover cop

Julian Barker, 50, sent images of a child and took part in 'sexualised' conversations while working as a supply teacher in Bolton

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3 w. ago Primary school teacher who called Muslims 'entitled' and showed blackface film to children is spared classroom ban

Grace Whiley played a video of an old Sinbad film during an English lesson at Bluebell Primary School in Norwich.

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4 w. ago Children have access to porn in the classroom, education union head says in call for phone ban

The National Education Union warns that children currently have access to ‘hardcore pornography’ in the classroom

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4 w. ago Private school sports teacher who let pupils drink alcohol on hockey trip to Belgium and told them 'what goes on tour, stays on tour' avoids classroom ban

Gregory Durston 'turned a blind eye' while children as young as 15 bought rounds of beers and ciders, a Teaching Regulation Agency panel heard.

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