35 h. ago School lottery syndicate wins £40,000 each as teacher 'kicks off'

When colleagues offered the one teacher not in the syndicate £25k from goodwill, things turned sour

Economics

35 h. ago Teacher kicks off after school lottery syndicate wins £40,000 each

'She proper kicked off about how she wasn’t invited to be part of the syndicate'

Economics

55 h. ago Teacher's 'negative' TikTok about unwanted Christmas gifts divides parents

Teacher labelled "ungrateful" after posting a TikTok video warning parents about three types of Christmas gifts teachers don't want.

Society

64 h. ago When Secret Santa goes disastrously wrong: ‘It was the most awful thing – I just wanted to cry’

A game of solitaire accompanied by a nasty note, dog food for someone who just lost a puppy Secret Santa is supposed to be fun, but when it’s not, it can lead to all kinds of troubleSusanna Beves was a young teacher working at an international school in Germany when she opened a gift that would put her off Secret Santas for ever. The present itself, a solitaire game, “would have been quite nice in the normal circumstances,” she says. But it was accompanied by a note: “It told me that it had been chosen for me because I was single and lonely and likely to remain so, as I had no friends.”“It was the most awful thing,” Beves, now 57, remembers. When she opened the gift, in a room full of 60 staff members, “I just wanted to cry,” she says. “Everybody was there and everybody was opening their gifts. So I knew that the person who’d written that note was in the room with me.” Continue reading...

Events

69 h. ago Half of teachers work in school with homeless kids as devastating impact set out

The major survey, organised by homelessness charity Shelter, found kids without a safe and secure home experience exhaustion, missed school days and poor mental health

Society

3 d. ago Ruth Jones’s school drama teacher ‘always knew she would be a star’

Roger Burnell was speaking at a screening of the actress’s new TV show.

Events

3 d. ago Paisley primary school teacher on shortlist for $1 million global education prize

John McGoldrick is on the shortlist for a $1 million prize for his work at a Paisley primary school

Economics

5 d. ago Guz Khan: ‘What do I most dislike about my appearance? My breasts’

The actor, writer and comedian on turning his life around, fancying Cilla Black and his secret nose-pickingBorn in Coventry, Guz Khan, 39, was working as a secondary school teacher when he began uploading comedy videos as the character Mobeen in 2014. The following year, he gave up teaching to pursue standup. In 2017, his show Man Like Mobeen was released by the BBC and ran for five series. He won a Royal Television Society award in 2020 and was Bafta-nominated twice. His films include Army of Thieves and The Bubble. Guz Khan’s Custom Cars starts on Quest on 19 January. He is married with five children and lives in the West Midlands.What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? Impulsivity. We end up in strange places, like right now – I am in the Middle East. Continue reading...

Politics

6 d. ago Teacher who won £4m Omaze home hasn't flogged it one year on – here's why

Opera-singing primary school teacher Hannah Drury, 42, from Somerset won the luxury Lake Coniston property plus £250,000 cash in January – and is now making the prize available for others to enjoy

Society

7 d. ago Teacher who messaged child 'I was horny' banned from profession

Lianne Barclay was a food technology teacher at a high school when concerns about her behaviour towards a child emerged

Society

8 d. ago Teachers strike outside school over gangs of male pupils trying to intimidate them in class and the playground

Staff at Haydon Bridge High School in Northumberland are taking action over their 'appalling' working conditions this Tuesday and Wednesday, with further strike days scheduled.

Events

8 d. ago Islington murder: Teachers pay tribute to boy, 15, stabbed to death near school in north London

The boy was killed on Westbourne Road in Islington on Tuesday afternoon

Events

9 d. ago Special needs school worker who moonlighted as OnlyFans model avoids being banned from teaching

Leanne Wilson's profile featured two 'sexually provocative' images and a link to her far more explicit OnlyFans page, described as belonging to a 'secondary school teacher'.

Events

9 d. ago Former England manager slams ‘stupid’ Celtic board and says ‘they are out of order’ over Wilfried Nancy appointment

WILFRIED NANCY has been compared to a SCHOOL TEACHER by a former England manager following his turbulent debut as Celtic boss. The Frenchman endured a nightmare start to life in Scotland as Celtic suffered defeat to Hearts in a top-of-the-table showdown at Parkhead. In his first match in the Hoops dugout, Nancy’s touchline behaviour drew...

Politics

9 d. ago Parents given potty guidance to stop teachers wasting hours toilet

Parents will have access to fresh guidance on potty training amid a quarter of kids turning up to school not toilet-trained - with teachers wasting hours of lesson time

Society

9 d. ago Primary school teacher 'is banned after telling Muslim child that Britain is a Christian country'

The teacher, who chose to remain anonymous, was suspended and sacked after he reprimanded students for washing their feet in the sinks in the boys' toilets, The Telegraph reported.

Society

1 week ago Teacher banned from the classroom after restraining child while singing nursery rhyme

Benjamin Guilfoyle was employed at The Loyne Specialist School in Lancaster when the incident took place

Society

1 week ago Scots school teacher under investigation for ‘vaping with pupils in toilet’

A TEACHER is being probed over claims they vaped with pupils in a school toilet. The staff member is alleged to have been openly puffing in front of youngsters and sharing electronic cigarettes. They are understood to have been caught red-handed, sparking an investigation by bosses at Jedburgh Grammar in Roxburghshire. But parents claim they...

Events

1 week ago Heartbroken school pays tribute to 'one of a kind' teacher after tragic death

A school in County Down is mourning the loss of vice-principal Fionnuala Hartigan, described in heartfelt tributes as 'the loveliest, most gentle person'

Events

1 week ago UK schools could be forced to close as 800,000 less children forecast in next decade

A new study says predicted that a fall in the number of children in England over the next decade would be the most dramatic since the 1980s and could prompt school closures and teacher job losses

Politics