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Courts · GreenwichEltham College teacher barred from profession for accessing porn
A teacher with over 20 years' service at Eltham College Junior School has been banned from teaching indefinitely after accessing and storing pornography on his work computer and school account. William Schaper was dismissed in January 2025 and referred to the Teaching Regulation Agency.
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Courts · GreenwichEltham teacher barred from profession after accessing pornography
A teacher at Eltham College Junior School has been banned from teaching indefinitely after accessing and storing pornography on his work computer. William Schaper was dismissed in January 2025 and can apply to have the ban lifted after two years.
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Courts · BromleyBromley midwife banned after threats and inadequate pain relief
A midwife has been banned from her profession after threatening a mother during childbirth and failing to provide adequate pain relief. Adenike Simiat Balogun-Sadiq's misconduct occurred at Princess Royal University Hospital in Bromley in July 2019.
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Courts · BarnetBarnet Teacher Banned Indefinitely for Crystal Meth Use
A North London teacher with almost 40 years of service at Dwight School in Barnet has been banned from teaching indefinitely after admitting to using crystal meth. Charles Miles, 64, was discovered after police attended his Hackney home for an unrelated matter.
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LatestRoyal Marsden radiographer struck off after filming colleagues in changing room
A radiographer at the Royal Marsden Hospital in South Kensington has been struck off after secretly filming three female colleagues in a changing room. Matthew Izett was dismissed in September 2024 following an investigation that found he recorded staff without consent on multiple occasions since 2021.
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Courts · WestminsterMariam El-Sobky disbarred after WhatsApp slurs and court recordings
A Lincoln’s Inn barrister has been disbarred and ordered to pay £7,226 in costs after making offensive WhatsApp remarks about a former colleague’s mental health and secretly recording Family Court hearings. She must now prove her mental fitness before returning to practice.
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Courts · CamdenHampstead doctor suspended until 2027 for prescribing Ozempic to boyfriend
A Hampstead doctor has had her suspension extended until at least January 2027 after prescribing weight-loss drugs to her boyfriend without disclosing her profession. The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service ruled she lacked sufficient insight into her misconduct, risking public confidence in the medical profession.
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