Supply teacher banned

A supply teacher found to have made racist comments towards pupils and threatened to "rip their vocal cords out and feed them to the lions" has been banned.

Anton Van Der Watt was struck off after making offensive and aggressive remarks at Brine Leas School in Nantwich, Cheshire, in April 2025.

The Teacher Regulation Agency also found he demonstrated aggressive behaviour towards the students, which included pushing and pinching.

The 66-year-old was employed by Watford-based Simply Education and supplied cover at Brine Leas School, which has about 1,400 pupils, on 24 April 2025.

He was sent home early following complaints by the pupils, who were asked to provide written accounts of what happened.