PE teacher banned after ringing colleague 70 times on Christmas Day
Ben Russell, a PE teacher from Nottingham, has been banned from teaching indefinitely after pleading guilty to harassment. He made over 70 phone calls to a colleague on Christmas Day and was found in possession of cocaine the following day. The Teaching Regulation Authority issued a prohibition order following a panel's findings on his misconduct.
- ▪Ben Russell worked at the Ellis Guilford School in Nottingham until his suspension in January 2022.
- ▪He was found guilty of harassment for calling a colleague 70 times on Christmas Day.
- ▪Russell was also found in possession of cocaine and pleaded guilty to both harassment and drug possession.
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NewsUKHome NewsPE teacher banned after ringing colleague 70 times on Christmas DayBen Russell was also found to be in possession of cocaine after he was arrested on Boxing DayDan Haygarth Thursday 28 May 2026 19:42 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2985363","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/teacher-banned-ben-russell-nottingham-misconduct-b2985363.html","title":"PE teacher banned after ringing colleague 70 times on Christmas Day"}}Ben Russell has been banned from teaching indefinitely (Stock image/PA Archive)Your support helps us to…
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