Teacher who had pupil sleeping at her home is banned from the classroom

A teacher who took a girl to Alton Towers and let her sleep at her home has been banned from teaching. Clare Griffiths, 38, told two teenagers girls the funfair trip was part of an official school visit. Griffiths, who taught at Harper Green Secondary School in Bolton, emailed one of the pupils late at night, the National College for Teaching and Leadership heard. The girls, referred to as Pupil A and Pupil C were in year 10 and 11,…