A disgraced teacher has been barred from the profession indefinitely after he spent the night in a hotel with one of his students. Former business studies teacher Christopher Houghton has been sacked from St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, in Lanchester, County Durham. He exchanged around four months worth of text messages with a female pupil before spending a night in a hotel with her in January 2017. Former business studies teacher Christopher Houghton has been sacked from St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College (pictured), in Lanchester, County DurhamHowever a professional conduct investigation found that the hotel was actually pre-booked seven days earlier. The final ruling means that Houghton is prohibited from teaching indefinitely and cannot teach in any school, sixth form college, relevant youth accommodation or children's home in England.

Source: Daily Mail January 20, 2018 18:48 UTC