Cases & Press Reports

In his first interview since being cleared of exam fixing, Mo Tanweer — who rose from a remote village in Pakistan to teaching at Eton — says a flawed system is to blame. Read the full story:

The headteacher of a £40,000-a-year ‘Lord of the Flies’ sex abuse boarding school failed to protect vulnerable pupils - but has been spared punishment. Read the full story:

Michael Gove’s ‘brain flip’ poisoned schools extremism debate. The Minister misrepresented and needlessly damaged the Trojan horse schools, says Andrew Faux, the barrister who defended staff. Read the full story:

The National College for Teaching and Leadership was born from a rushed decision by a deeply political secretary of state to abolish the General Teaching Council for England in March 2012. Given its recent failures there may be voices calling for the NCTL to be culled...

A former London “superhead” has had his ban from teaching overturned in the high court after a judge praised his “inspirational example” as an school leader and rebuked the Department for Education (DfE) for imposing an “intrusive” sanction. Read the full...

A barrister and solicitor have chosen the Bar Standards Board (BSB) to regulate their niche firm that specialises in defending teachers and other professionals in disciplinary actions. It is understood to be the first firm consisting of a barrister and solicitor to...