A-levels teacher defends giving pupil explicit books: ‘They’re young adults’ Fiona Simpson taught A-level photography at a £51,552-a-year school, which caters for pupils with special educational needs The Independent UK · Nov 7
Teachers banned for encouraging pupils to fight before ‘fist-bumping’ student The teachers failed to intervene while one pupil punched the other in the head ‘nine or 10 times’, a panel found The Independent UK · Oct 21
Headteacher banned after changing term dates to go on a cruise An award-winning former headteacher , Joy Ballard, has been banned from the teaching profession after a tribunal found she deliberately altered school term dates at Ryde Academy to accommodate a personal cruise holiday. The tribunal also discovered that Mrs Ballard used school funds to purchase a Peugeot car for personal… The Independent UK · Jul 3
Teacher banned from the classroom after twisting colleague’s nipple bar on staff night out Vincent Collister, who taught at Ovingham Middle School in Northumberland, has been banned indefinitely by a Teaching Regulation Agency panel The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2025
Primary school deputy head who bit and scratched child avoids teaching ban Claire Herbert got into an argument with the child that became physical on June 18 2022, according to a Teaching Regulation Agency tribunal. Evening Standard · Jun 27, 2025
Swimming teacher who drank wine before lesson and fell over in pool is banned Liam Knight was ‘unsteady on his feet, struggling to speak articulately and unable to focus or remain orientated’. The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2025
School sacked teacher who swore at pupil and tickled girl's hips The teacher was removed from his position after a slew of complaints against him Liverpool Echo · Feb 3, 2023
Thornbury special school drunk teacher banned from profession He threatened to kill Sheiling School pupil in text to boy's mum Bristol Post · Nov 29, 2022
Head teacher banned after making crude and inappropriate remarks about breasts Paul Scott made a series of inappropriate comments to female staff members Wales Online · Nov 26, 2022
Headteacher ‘chewed garlic to hide alcohol on breath’ and called student an ‘a***hole’ Jeremy Tucker banned from profession over misconduct The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2022
Teacher forced to sell house after keeping more than £34k of council money by mistake Danielle Auerbach-Byrne kept more than £30,000 paid to her by St Helens Council after a clerical error Liverpool Echo · Oct 17, 2022
Teacher mislead both colleagues and students with elaborate cancer death claim Lauren Green worked as a class teacher and an investigation found that for years, she accepted gifts, hampers and large donations of cash raised by charity fundraisers held at the school. Daily Record · May 11, 2022
Supply teacher who worked at Wythenshawe school admits sexual interest in kids after police raid his home Ben Symons, 36, was hired to work at St Paul's Catholic High School in 2019 Manchester Evening News · Mar 29, 2022