More than 950 teachers have been accused of having sexual relationships with pupils in the last five years, official figures reveal today.
A Freedom of Information request asked 200 local authorities how many staff were suspended, disciplined, or dismissed after being accused of having some form of sexual relationship with a student.
Some 959 teachers and support staff were listed by 137 councils who returned figures, and of those, at least 254 led to a police charge, according the FOI request for BBC Radio 1’s Newsbeat programme.