The head teacher of a leading grammar school has been sacked after sending parents a list of striking teachers.
Charlotte Jordan, 45, who ran King Edward VI Five Ways School in Birmingham, was told to leave the school on Tuesday. The school described the incident that prompted her firing as a 'data breach related to industrial action' in a statement.
It has referred the matter to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) and has begun its own investigation.
Mrs Jordan's email to parents is thought to relate to strike action taken by members of the National Education Union last month.
One parent, who contacted Mail Online, said: 'It is a huge surprise. She was just settling in as the head teacher and now there will be a further period of instability.
'She clearly made a mistake, but probably thought the parents had a right to know.'
