Teachers accused: 4 recent cases – Education Law Blog
“The following 4 recent cases all share the broad theme of claims or accusations against teachers.”
Education Law Blog, 1st May 2013
Source: www.education11kbw.com
Category: teachers
Article 8 and enhanced criminal record certificates –
“There have been a number of Panopticon posts about the lawfulness of disclosures in enhanced criminal record certificates. The latest decision is that of Mr Justice Stuart-Smith in R (L) v Chief Constable of Cumbria Constabulary [2013] EWHC 869 (Admin).”
Panopticon, 30th April 2013
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
Prosecute teachers ‘for imposing backdoor exclusions’ – Daily Telegraph
“Schools should be hit with huge fines and even criminal prosecutions for attempting to exclude pupils ‘by the back door’, the Children’s Commissioner has warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th April 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Teacher Russell Singleton jailed for spying on girls in bathroom – BBC News
“A teacher who filmed girls and women, using a hidden camera in the bathroom at his home, has been jailed.”
BBC News, 22nd April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teacher’s human rights breached by unproven allegations disclosure – Daily Telegraph
“The PE teacher has not worked for more than two years because the allegation remained on his record even though police investigated and took no action.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd April 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Teacher wins right to have dropped allegation removed from criminal record checks – The Independent
“A police force unlawfully infringed a physical education teacher’s human rights by refusing to remove detail of an 18-year-old woman’s harassment allegation from a ‘criminal record certificate’ available to potential employers, a High Court judge has ruled.”
The Independent, 22nd April 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
High Court backs ban against teacher who condemned ‘homosexual lifestyle’ – The Independent
“The High Court has upheld a classroom ban on a Christian school teacher who condemned the ‘homosexual lifestyle’ in front of pupils.”
The Independent, 12th April 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Teacher Amanda Whitfield who force-fed custard is banned – BBC News
“A teacher who force-fed custard to a special needs child has been banned following a disciplinary hearing.”
BBC News, 11th April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
£400,000 for teacher hurt in filing cabinet – Daily Telegraph
“The payout was the largest given to teachers last year. It was secured by the Nation Union of Teachers after the employee, from the South West, was left with chronic pain and forced to quit his job.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th March 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Rise in teachers’ injury payouts – The Guardian
“Teachers won record amounts of compensation last year after suffering accidents, injuries or assaults at school, figures show.”
The Guardian, 29th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Chetham’s music teacher Michael Brewer jailed for sexually abusing pupil – The Guardian
“A music teacher at one of the UK’s most prestigious music schools has been jailed for six years after being found guilty of sexually abusing a pupil.”
The Guardian, 26th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ipswich School teacher William Stansbury jailed over indecent photos – BBC News
“A former senior teacher at a Suffolk private school has been jailed for
possessing more than 40,000 indecent images of children.”
BBC News, 15th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Northampton piano teacher jailed for grooming girl pupil – BBC News
“A piano teacher from Milton Keynes who groomed a young pupil by exchanging explicit phone photographs with her has been jailed for 22 months.”
BBC News, 18th January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Fatal helicopter flight instructor Ian King found guilty – BBC News
“A flying instructor whose student died in a helicopter crash has been found guilty of lying to get him a licence.”
BBC News, 9th January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
School teaching assistant Emma Webb jailed for pupil sex offences – BBC News
“A school teaching assistant who had sex with teenage pupils after grooming them on Facebook and sending them indecent text messages has been jailed.”
BBC News, 3rd December 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Fake biology teacher Julia Rawlinson jailed – BBC News
“A ‘pathological liar’ who forged qualifications to get a job as a teacher has been jailed for 18 months.”
BBC News, 29th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Drama teachers sacked over sex abuse play which made audience vomit – Daily Telegraph
“Two drama teachers were sacked for letting GCSE students perform in a play involving depictions of rape and child abuse.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th October 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court lifts ban on naming Jeremy Forrest in child abduction case – The Guardian
“It is now possible to report that school teacher Jeremy Forrest appeared in court on child abduction charges, after a magistrate court relaxed an unusual court order that had prevented the defendant from being named.”
The Guardian, 18th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Teacher sacked over ‘lewd act’ with broomstick may have been set up – Daily Telegraph
“Science teacher Patricia Davies has been granted permission to take her case to the Appeal Court six years after she was sacked for allegedly simulating a sex act in class.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th October 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Healthy teacher pretended she had cancer and set up fake blog about treatment – Daily Telegraph
“A music teacher has been banned from the classroom after lying that she had cancer and providing a false medical report in order to have time off.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th October 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
