‘Worst-performing year 11s needed off roll’, leader told staff Senior leader at Harrop Fold wanted kids removed before January census, misconduct hearing told
Teacher misconduct cases ‘driven up’ by parent complaints Regulator blames leap in referrals lodged by members of the public for increased caseload
TRA overturns its own decision to ban head after cheating scandal Malcolm Drakes had ‘excessively’ assisted SATs pupils, but successfully appealed his ban over error by agency
Teacher misconduct probes now take over TWO YEARS to resolve Cases now take more than double the government’s 52-week target to complete
Teacher given OBE last year guilty of misconduct over £180k bonuses But former deputy head avoids ban as case dragged on for ‘extremely long time’
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 and mocking staff
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
New DfE powers to ban online teachers amid grooming fears The government plans to close a series of loopholes in its teacher misconduct regime
Abuse inquiry demands tougher school safeguarding rules The indendent inquiry into child sexual abuse (IICSA) wants to fix ‘shortcomings’ in safeguarding training, data-sharing, checks and sanctions