Teacher 'pulled sickie' to go on stag do abroad: Points of View

A teacher who “pulled a sickie” to attend a stag do in Portugal, lied about illness, and later ripped pages from his passport to cover his tracks has avoided a teaching ban - but should he have? This week on Points of View, we ask what this case says about trust, professionalism and pressure in teaching. We’ll also debate flexible working in education. Should schools be more open to flexible leave and personal requests to help retain staff and improve wellbeing? Or are schools already under too much pressure, with staffing shortages making flexibility difficult and unfair on colleagues left to cover? On the panel: Dave Brown, Rae Whitehouse, Lucy Trimnell.