2 h. ago Reform UK's deputy leader claims parents are 'using and abusing' free taxis for SEND children and warns 'unsustainable' spending will bankrupt local councils

Richard Tice warned 'unsustainable' spending on SEND provision is set to 'bankrupt' local councils as he called for changes.

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30 h. ago Voices: I’m a secondary school teacher: SEND provision changes lives (and there’s nowhere near enough of it)

Jeremy Hunt’s eye on the special needs budget is short-term when schooling prepares children for their working future, writes teacher Charlotte Harrison. We need to support students even further to let them succeed – and remember that we benefit from their success

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40 h. ago Freddie Mercury's 'cataclysmic' sexual abuse horror at the hands of his school teacher... revealed for the first time by the daughter he hid from the world

One of the great mysteries surrounding Freddie Mercury 's upbringing was why in early 1961, when he was 14 years old, the keen student suddenly began to fail in everything except music and art.

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3 d. ago 'Inspirational' school teacher killed at equestrian event when horse fell on her

Tributes have been paid to the primary school teacher who had a 7-year-old daughter and was said to be a 'committed and passionate event rider'

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4 d. ago Nursery school teacher is convicted of raping and drowning her partner's four

Amber-Lee Hughes was found guilty of the crimes against Nada-Jane Challita in the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg on Thursday.

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4 d. ago Teacher banned from the classroom after trying to take photos of female changing rooms through a window

Christopher Arnold claimed he had done so to ‘provide a moment of respite from feelings of panic and despair’

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4 d. ago British rider Sarah Yorke, 37, died after getting trapped underneath horse when it failed to jump a fence and landed on top of her, inquest hears

Primary school teacher Sarah Jayne Yorke, 37, died from chest and abdominal injuries following the horrific accident at the horse trials in Northamptonshire on August 8.

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5 d. ago Married teacher banned after having sex in school classroom cupboard

Liyarna Beamish, 39, served as deputy head an elite grammar school for girls, when she began a two-year secret relationship with fellow staff member Gareth Collins, 45.

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9 d. ago Married teacher banned after having sex in classroom cupboard in school hours

Liyarna Beamish, 39, was deputy head at Ribston Hall High in Gloucestershire when she embarked on a two-year affair with her colleague Gareth Collins, romping in storage rooms and classrooms

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9 d. ago Married teacher banned after having sex in classroom cupboard during school hours

Liyarna Beamish, 39, was deputy head at Ribston Hall High, a grammar school for girls in Gloucestershire, before she admitted to having sex on school grounds with a colleague

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1 week ago Scotland schools retro: 27 photos showing popular teachers and headteachers of the 90s

Everyone has a favourite teacher from their school days.

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1 week ago Hulking schoolboy learns painful instant lesson after deciding to PUNCH school worker

A California student who punched a teacher at Lincoln High School was body-slammed by a school officer in a viral clash that sparked fierce debate over discipline and excessive force.

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1 week ago Golden Bachelor star Gerry Turner secretly dated another contestant after Theresa Nist split

Turner, who’s currently dating a retired school teacher, was married to Nist for three months

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1 week ago Britain's strictest head teacher celebrates as school in one of London's most deprived boroughs gets best ever GCSE results

Katharine Birbalsingh said her outstanding results were 'social mobility at its best' as her students beat the odds.

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1 week 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.

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1 week 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...

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2 w. 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

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2 w. 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

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2 w. 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

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2 w. 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.

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