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Teacher Who Faked Cancer And Her Own Passing Caught Working With Kids By Former Colleague

Teachers and students were left grieving after they became victims of Lara Simpson’s elaborate cancer hoax, which even included a fictitious funeral.

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'Good Teacher Gone Bad': Scots Physicist Struck Off After Pupils Find Her Explicit OnlyFans

Kirsty Buchan was struck off in June 2025 after pupils discovered her explicit OnlyFans account. Despite citing financial hardship, regulators ruled her actions harmed the teaching profession's reputation.

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Highland teacher struck off for supplying exam answers to students

A HIGHAND teacher has been struck off the teaching register for supplying exam answers to pupils and editing their course work before submitting it…

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Teacher accused of engaging in sexual activity with female pupil

A TEACHER is today facing serious allegations that he engaged in a sexual 'relationship' with a 15-year-old pupil at a school in Inverclyde.

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Teacher who called a transgender student an ‘attention seeker’ avoids strike-off

Teacher Claire Sweeney left Uddingston Grammar due to ill health following the incident

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Lanarkshire headteacher struck off for ignoring concerns over teacher later jailed for sex abuse

Angela Paterson ignored 'serious allegations' over Carol Ann White, 40, and her relationship with a schoolboy, with the teacher later jailed for abusing two youngsters.

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Headteacher struck off after ignoring allegations about paedo teacher at primary school

Angela Paterson ignored 'serious allegations' over Carol Ann White, 40, and her relationship with a schoolboy.

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Scottish teacher accused of using racist language and 'mocking a pupil'

A teacher from Fife has been accused of racist language in the classroom, mocking students with dyslexia and discussing pornography while employed at Beath High School.

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Scots teacher 'had 18 month affair with pupil as pair snuck off to Travelodge for romps'

Dr Iain David Bryant was a chemistry teacher at Levenmouth Academy in Leven, Fife, when he is claimed to have begun an illicit tryst with the student.

Daily Record

Married Scottish teacher 'used burner phone to arrange illicit meet-ups with pupil'

The chemistry teacher at Levenmouth Academy in Fife is facing being struck off, after he reportedly engaged in an 18-month-long affair with a student.

Edinburgh Live

South Lanarkshire teacher who begged S6 girl for sex and asked to be called 'daddy' struck off

Alexander Lamont had more than 50 allegations against him found proven by watchdogs

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Scots teacher who begged S6 girl for sex and asked to be called 'daddy' struck off

Alexander Lamont had more than 50 allegations against him found proven by watchdogs.

Daily Record

Teacher caught lying about role on application for job at West Lothian school

Jillian Hamilton-Cooper applied for a job at Armadale Academy in October 2020

Daily Record

Ayrshire teacher who failed drugs test for cannabis is branded 'dishonest' by standards regulator

Cameron McKie was deemed “dishonest” by the General Teaching Council for Scotland after he “repeatedly advised” them the results were clear - when in fact they were not.

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West Lothian teacher caught lying about principal role on job application

Jillian Hamilton-Cooper was caught lying on her job application when she applied for a role at a secondary school in Bathgate, West Lothian. She claimed she was a principal teacher of the science department.

Daily Record

Scots teacher caught lying in job interview after boss asked for reference

Jillian Hamilton-Cooper was found out when a would-be new employer contacted her boss for a reference for a role as a science teacher.

Glasgow Live

Lanarkshire teacher caught lying in job application after boss asked for reference

The General Teaching Council for Scotland reprimanded science teacher Jillian Hamilton-Cooper after she fibbed about holding promoted posts at Calderhead High in Shotts when she applied for a new job.

Daily Mirror

RE teacher, 50, left wife for pupil half his age before marrying and having two kids

Gavin Dunsmuir, 50, has been ruled "unfit to teach" after he formed a relationship with pupil Megan Reid, who is now 25, while he was working at Largs Academy, North Ayrshire, Scotland

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Scottish Government pressed on inquiry into mishandling of child safety allegations

CAMPAIGNERS have urged the Scottish Government to launch an independent inquiry into the “mishandling” of child safeguarding allegations by…

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Teacher suspended from Lanarkshire high school after complaint about monarchy discussion

It's alleged he made 'inappropriate comments' during class following the Queen's death.

Edinburgh Live

Midlothian teacher struck off for acting inappropriately towards staff

The General Teaching Council for Scotland decided to strike off a Midlothian high school teacher after they found he had stuck fake male genitalia down his trousers and behaved inappropriately towards staff.

Glasgow Live

Teacher from Glasgow banned from the classroom after waving fake penis at colleagues

Derek Turkington was found unfit to teach on Wednesday, following the incident. He was described as a "kind of Benny Hill character in his regards to sexual actions or language" by a former member of staff.

Daily Record

Scots teacher who waved fake penis at colleagues banned from classroom

Derek Turkington was found to have behaved inappropriately towards staff at Newbattle Community High School in Dalkeith, between August 2017 and 2018.

Daily Record

Lanarkshire teacher who bought stun gun 'to amuse colleagues' avoids being struck off

Physics teacher Henry Kilgour purchased the toy stun gun to amuse colleagues and intended to bring the item into the school

Daily Record

Scots teacher bought stun gun 'to amuse colleagues' avoids being struck off

He was contacted by UK Border Force officials in February 2019 who advised him they had intercepted the second purchased item and told him to destroy his initial purchase of a 'toy' stun gun.

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