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Sex offence teacher "no risk"

There's controversy surrounding a disgraced Religious Education teacher who's been ruled fit to return to the classroom despite being sacked for possessing scores of indecent images of children.

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Department for Education: taking steps to prevent anyone cautioned for child pornography offences teaching

The Department for Education has released a statement saying it is taking steps to make sure that anyone cautioned or prosecuted for offences related to child pornography is prevented from teaching.

We want to ensure that in future anyone cautioned or prosecuted for offences related to child pornography is prohibited from teaching. We are taking steps to revise the guidance the independent panel uses to make a decision on whether a teacher should be barred. “

– Department for Education spokesperson

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