4 h. ago Primary school teacher who turned up at house with two kitchen knives banned from the classroom

Lauren Jenkins admitted possessing a bladed article at North Yorkshire Magistrates’ Court following the incident in August 2022

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51 h. ago Primary school teacher and barrister win right to anonymity despite teacher 'strangling and abusing' one of their adopted sons

On one occasion in January last year, the teacher, X, 'strangled the teenager' and on another, called the 15-year-old, who is of mixed ethnic heritage, a 'black b*****d'., the judge found.

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4 d. ago Former headteacher banned from classroom for life over child sex images

A teaching panel found Gerard Heaton, 59, had not shown ‘true remorse’ for his crimes

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8 d. ago Pictured: Rocker religious studies teacher, 38, who was banned from the classroom after swigging cans of cider and reeking of alcohol at school

Jon Downs, 38, who also is a member of a band called Rivers of Rome, has been barred from the classroom indefinitely. The decision came after he confessed to consuming alcohol at school.

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8 d. ago Teacher fired by primary school head 'intent on revenge' awarded £370K payout

Carmen Wood-Hope worked at The Friars Primary School in Salford. But a judge found that the actions of the school's headteacher were 'tainted by a personal animosity' towards her

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8 d. ago Primary school 'dream teacher' jailed after horrific 'violent sexual acts' against pupil, 11

A married primary school teacher has been sentenced to nine years in prison after an eleven-year-old boy's mum discovered evidence of a months-long campaign of abuse

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8 d. ago Primary school teacher sacked by head 'intent on revenge' awarded £370,000

The judgement found that the actions of the school's headteacher, Michael Earnshaw, were 'tainted by a personal animosity' towards Carmen Wood-Hope

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9 d. ago Teacher who swigged cans of cider in his classroom and walked into a door while reeking of alcohol is banned

Jon Downs, 36, was prohibited from teaching indefinitely with a review period of two years after he admitted consuming alcohol at Westhoughton High School in Bolton, Greater Manchester.

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9 d. ago Teacher banned from the classroom after drinking cider in school and walking into door

Jon Downs, from Westhoughton High School in Bolton, has been banned indefinitely

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1 week ago Primary school teacher sacked by head in 'revenge' for complaining about his plans to monitor lessons wins £370,000 tribunal payout

Award-winning teacher Carmen Wood-Hope has won £370,000 after 'dictatorial' head Michael Earnshaw orchestrated her sacking from The Friars Primary School in Salford.

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1 week ago Teacher banned from the classroom after drinking ‘Costa cup of wine’ before school

A fellow teacher noticed that her speech was slurred and she appeared confused

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2 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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4 w. 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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