7 h. ago High school teacher who groomed a teenage student before performing a sexual act on him is identified after she loses her bid to keep it a secret

The identity of a high school teacher who groomed a student can be revealed after she lost her bid to keep her name suppressed.

Society

47 h. ago Labour councillor who sexually abused vulnerable schoolgirl in his office learns his fate

David Graham, who was said to be a senior figure in the Scottish Labour party, groomed and sexually abused a vulnerable teenager over a six-month period in 2023

Events

55 h. ago ‘They’re not chic!’ How did BuzzBallz become the undisputed drink of the summer?

Reef, Hooch and Bacardi Breezers are back in favour with gen Z – and BuzzBallz are the biggest hit of all. Why are they the essential alcopop at this year’s picnics, parties and festivals?When Merrilee Kick invented BuzzBallz in 2009, she was a 47-year-old teacher from Texas who needed to make some money fast. “I was about to get a divorce and was terrified of becoming homeless,” she says. “I was a high-school teacher not making enough money to survive, much less put two sons through college.” She had the opportunity to do an MBA through a teacher-enrichment programme, and came up with the idea for BuzzBallz one hot afternoon while marking homework. “I chose booze because it thrives in good times, and thrives even more in bad times,” she says.Kick decided to make a cocktail that came in a plastic container rather than glass that could break, and was inspired by the shape of a snow globe she had brought back from Sweden. Finding the funds to manufacture her product proved challenging...

Politics

4 d. ago Teacher suspended 'after giving kids alcohol' at party that ended in shooting

Misty Perez, a teacher at Mireles Elementary school, in Corpus Christi, Texas, has been accused, along with her husband, of giving out alcohol to children at a house party where there was a shooting

Society

5 d. ago Primary school teacher had sick videos of kids and searched 'Japanese schoolgirls'

Steven Spong, 30, had been teaching at Monkwick Junior School in Colchester up until October 2022, when he was sacked following a police investigation into his conduct

Culture

6 d. ago Florida elementary school teacher accused of drunkenly crashing car between classes

Language arts teacher Philip Scire was allegedly found unconscious inside his vehicle at Explorer K-8, surrounded by open alcohol containers

Events

6 d. ago BBC school drama Waterloo Road to continue for two more series

The next series will see Jon Richardson make his debut as the school’s new media studies teacher.

Events

7 d. ago Cillian Murphy debuts striking new look as he transforms into struggling headteacher in first trailer for Netflix film that 'broke his heart'

The Peaky Blinders and Oppenheimer star is taking on one of his most compelling roles to date as the principal teacher of a last-chance reform school.

Events

8 d. ago Community 'deeply saddened' after Welsh school teacher dies in horse fall

Tributes have poured in for Sarah Yorke after she died in a fall during an horse riding event on Friday

Events

1 week ago London council loses legal bid to prevent loss of Section 106 homes due to mortgagee protection clause

London council loses legal bid to prevent loss of Section 106 homes due to mortgagee protection clause  Inside Housing

Economics

1 week ago Her mum was a primary school teacher when she was taken into care, things could have ended so differently

Alisha Carrington's mum was too ill to look after her and she was taken into care. She said care doesn't have to be a bad experience and she had "incredible social workers"

Society

1 week ago Florida charter school teacher arrested for ‘hurling a shoe at a misbehaving student’

Sandra Marta Colombo was arrested on a charge of child abuse with no great bodily harm.

Society

2 w. ago Hackney teacher accuses removal team of 'theft' as school materials 'dumped in skip'

Hackney teacher accuses removal team of 'theft' as school materials 'dumped in skip'  London Evening Standard

Politics

2 w. ago PE teacher banned after allowing pupil with broken foot to play football

Oliver Barker, 28, was struck off after letting the pupil play football at Percy Hedley School in Tyne and Wear

Events

2 w. ago Teacher accuses London school of 'theft' as her classroom materials are 'dumped in skip' ahead of closure

Teachers and parents have claimed that a recently shut Hackney School was ‘gutted’ before they could collected items

Politics

2 w. ago Traumatised primary school teacher opens up about the sickening sexual taunts her students made in the classroom

The furious Gold Coast teacher shared the shocking abuse in response to claims she had the 'easiest job on Earth'.

Society