A MISCONDUCT hearing for an Oxford teacher who is accused of misgendering a transgender pupil and sharing inappropriate religious beliefs has been extended.

Joshua Sutcliffe – who taught at the Cherwell School in Oxford, and after that a school in London – has been accused by the Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) of not using a pupil's preferred pronoun while at a school in Oxford in 2017.

The teacher was also dismissed from the London school in 2019 over a video he showed students about 'false prophets'.

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Mr Sutcliffe denies charges of professional misconduct which were discussed at a hearing scheduled to take place between January 9 and 13.

The tribunal was due to finish on Friday (January 13), which Mr Sutcliffe did not attend, but has now adjourned to hear further evidence.

The maths teacher is further accused of breaching guidelines by expressing his views on gay marriage and homosexuality in the classroom.

The TRA also claimed he displayed ‘inappropriate behaviour’ by showing pupils at the Islington school a YouTube video where he stated Muslims have a ‘false understanding of God’.

Michael Phillips, representing Mr Sutcliffe, has sought for two further reports by experts to be considered by the panel.

Andrew Cullen, for the TRA, said he was against the new reports being admitted, claiming they would be 'confusing'.

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However, the panel ruled they contained ‘specialist knowledge’ which would be submitted to a new case management hearing at a date to be decided.

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This story was written by Gee Harland. She joined the team in 2022 as a senior multimedia reporter.

Gee covers Abingdon, Didcot, Wallingford and Wantage.

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