A teacher has been banned from his profession for misgendering a pupil in a case thought to be the first of its kind in the UK.
Joshua Sutcliffe was struck off by the Teacher’s Regulation Authority (TRA) for “unprofessional conduct” and “bringing the profession into disrepute’ over refusing to use a pupil’s preferred pronouns.
A panel ruled that he had failed to treat the transgender student, who identified as a male, with “dignity and respect” and was handed a prohibition order following a seven-day hearing.
It means he is banned from teaching indefinitely and cannot work in any school, sixth form college, or children’s home in England. The order will remain in place until 2025, when it can be reviewed….