Latest breaking News

Exams

Special school teacher banned over Covid grade ‘dishonesty’

Case appears to be the first sanctions issued for misconduct relating to teacher grades used during the pandemic

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Award-winning head Pepe Hart banned over bullying claims

Ex-head Pepe Hart was banned from teaching for at least two years after being found guilty of bullying, intimidating...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

Ex-head faces bullying probe amid court battle with teaching union

Mahzia 'Pepe' Hart faces a second investigation after allegedly intimidating staff, but accuses the NEU of harassing her

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

Teacher misconduct probes now taking 20 months to resolve

Probes into serious misconduct are taking 8 months longer than DfE target, leaving teachers, schools and others affected in...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

Headteacher ‘under a lot of stress’ avoids ban for dishonesty

TRA panel found Catherina Rowsell-Dickens guilty of unacceptable professional conduct

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

DfE clamps down on loophole allowing fraudsters in classrooms

New banning powers would also apply to ex-teachers and those in online schools

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Exams

Trust boss accused over ‘culture of cheating’ and off-rolling at flagship school

An award-winning trust CEO and two colleagues face misconduct claims over exam malpractice and off-rolling to keep its flagship...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
News

New ‘witness charter’ to protect teachers in misconduct hearings

The Teaching Regulation Agency has drawn up a “witness charter” to protect teachers who give evidence in misconduct hearings....

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg