A middle school teacher from Indiana faces multiple criminal charges following disturbing allegations involving a masked encounter and explicit classroom conduct that left students traumatised.
A former maths teacher faces prison after weeping in court while confessing to a sexual relationship with a teenage student, in a shocking case that has rocked the education community.
Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross calls for Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth's resignation amid mounting failures in Scotland's education system, citing declining standards and broken promises.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer announces ambitious plan to send half of young people to university, reviving Tony Blair's education legacy while addressing Britain's skills gap.
A Cambridgeshire police officer has been dismissed for gross misconduct after neglecting to investigate a theft from Christchurch, Cambridge, and providing false evidence to cover his failure.
A New York City high school teacher has been arrested and charged after allegedly engaging in a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student. Shocking details emerge as authorities investigate.
A preschool teacher in Virginia has been dismissed after video evidence emerged showing her tying a toddler to a chair. The distressing incident, captured on classroom cameras, has sparked outrage and an ongoing investigation.
A registered nurse from the UK has been removed from the nursing register after a tribunal found her guilty of a professional misconduct for engaging in an illicit relationship with her teenage stepson, a scandal that has rocked the medical community.
A married maths teacher from Surrey has been sentenced to 16 months in prison after embarking on an illicit affair with an 18-year-old former pupil just days after her final A-Level exam. The court heard how Martin Davis, 38, exploited his position of tru
A Metropolitan Police detective has been exonerated following a high-profile internal investigation into allegations of engaging in sexual activity on a Dorset beach. The officer, suspended since July 2023, has been cleared of all gross misconduct charges
Two Cleveland Police officers have been dismissed for gross misconduct after a disciplinary panel found them guilty of multiple professional standard breaches, including unauthorised database searches.
An undercover investigation by The Guardian reveals a sophisticated network of Kenyan 'ghostwriters' completing university assignments for thousands of UK students, threatening academic integrity nationwide.
Prominent barrister Ben Stokes has been disbarred by a disciplinary tribunal for serious professional misconduct, including misleading his chambers and failing to repay a £25,000 loan, ending his legal career.
The Guardian's definitive 2025 league table ranks UK universities for Education degrees. Discover which institutions excelled in teaching, student satisfaction, and graduate prospects.
Exclusive: Nine Metropolitan Police officers suspended amid serious misconduct allegations, raising fresh concerns about standards and accountability in Britain's largest police force.
A 25-year-old rookie Metropolitan Police officer, who had an affair with her married boss and later dated a convicted drug kingpin, has avoided a misconduct hearing after resigning from the force.
A Hertfordshire police constable has been sacked after being found guilty of gross misconduct for making racist and offensive comments about a colleague. The disciplinary panel heard the remarks were recorded without the officer's knowledge.
A Hertfordshire constable has been fired for gross misconduct after forming an improper relationship with a domestic abuse victim he was assigned to protect.
Northern Ireland's Ulster University leads a major probe into AI-assisted academic misconduct as institutions nationwide grapple with a rise in AI-generated coursework.
The Department for Education's new 'simplified' food rating system, likened to a Nando's heat scale, has been slammed by educators and unions as a 'slap in the face' that ignores the real crisis in school funding and meal quality.
Britain's world-class university system faces existential threat from unsustainable funding models, chronic underinvestment, and political short-termism. Urgent reform is needed to prevent irreversible damage.
A UK science teacher has been permanently banned from the classroom after a disciplinary panel found he accessed adult chat sites and viewed explicit images during lessons. Discover the full story of the professional misconduct hearing.
Shocking misconduct uncovered as a carer at a UK care home is filmed waving soiled underwear in an 85-year-old woman's face. The distressing incident has sparked outrage and calls for urgent reform in the care sector.
PC Stuart Hooper was found guilty of gross misconduct after a tribunal ruled he lied about smelling cannabis to justify an unlawful stop of two men in Epping Forest. The officer has been dismissed without notice.
Exclusive: Soaring costs of music GCSEs are creating an 'apartheid' in arts education, with state school pupils priced out. The Child Poverty Action Group reveals the stark inequalities forcing schools to cut creative subjects.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer announces a groundbreaking 'mission' to overhaul England's education system, targeting Tory failures and pledging to break down class barriers with a new government directive.
The Guardian's editorial calls for radical reform of England's broken GCSE resit system, arguing that acknowledging its failure is merely the first step toward meaningful change for thousands of students.
In her first move as Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson demands immediate assessment of critical issues from school buildings to teacher recruitment, signalling major shake-up.
Gillian Keegan delivers a stark warning as new data shows white working-class children have the lowest attainment rates in England, branding the situation a 'real injustice' that must be urgently addressed.
An in-depth investigation reveals the alarming gaps in the UK's flagship T-Level qualifications. Despite being touted as the gold standard for technical education, students and employers report critical shortcomings in maths, English, and essential skills