Asir Nazar

Introduction

Asir Nazar is a former maths teacher at Plantsbrook School in Sutton Coldfield who was banned from teaching for life in April 2026 after being convicted of violent disorder. On or around 2 September 2024 he was convicted at Birmingham Crown Court of Violent Disorder contrary to section 2 of the Public Order Act 1986, arising from a group fight in Digbeth, Birmingham, involving more than 30 men, many in balaclavas and carrying weapons; he was later sentenced to 15 months’ imprisonment suspended for 12 months. A Teaching Regulation Agency panel found the allegation proved, treated the conviction as a relevant offence, and recommended a prohibition order; the Secretary of State imposed one with no review period, meaning Nazar shall not be entitled to apply for restoration of his eligibility to teach.

Background Information

Nazar was employed as a maths teacher at Plantsbrook School between 1 September 2017 and 29 October 2017 — the final weeks of his newly qualified teacher year. The conduct that ended his career predated his teaching post: on 18 June 2017, while still in teacher training, he took part in a public disorder in Digbeth in which several vehicles and individuals met at a crossroads outside a public house and a fight ensued, in which many participants sustained serious injuries. Nazar did not leave his vehicle during the melee, but the police case summary indicates he played a pivotal role by disabling another vehicle on scene, which enabled the occupants of the convoy to attack others. He was arrested on 18 October 2017, and resigned on 29 October 2017, telling his employers he was struggling to manage the workload as an NQT; the matter was referred to the TRA on 15 November 2017. He was not prosecuted and sentenced until 2024. At the TRA hearing he was not present and was not represented.

The Controversy or Incident That Led to Their Cancellation

Adjudicated vs. alleged. Nazar was convicted by a criminal court, and his conviction is a matter of court record accepted by the TRA panel as conclusive proof; nothing in this section is an unadjudicated allegation. In the absence of a response from the teacher, the allegation is not admitted.

The conduct underlying the case took place at approximately 6.45pm on a sunny Sunday evening, 18 June 2017, in a residential area in Digbeth: members of the public were outside enjoying the weather and a dance class was taking place in a nearby public house when a dispute between the staff members of a family-owned gym and their former tenants and associates erupted into organised group violence. Over 30 men, many in balaclavas and carrying weapons, converged at a crossroads outside a public house and fought; many sustained serious injuries. Nazar never left his car, but used his vehicle to block another vehicle, preventing its occupants’ means of escape and enabling an attack to take place — conduct the police viewed as pivotal, and which the sentencing judge called “a very serious example of organised group violence”, adding that everyone involved played an “integral role”. On or around 2 September 2024 he was convicted at Birmingham Crown Court of Violent Disorder contrary to section 2 Public Order Act 1986; on 28 October 2024 he was sentenced to 15 months’ imprisonment suspended for 12 months. The panel accepted the certificate of conviction and his PNC record as conclusive proof and found the allegation proved.

Public Reaction and Consequences

The panel determined that both the nature and gravity of the offence were very serious, noting that a conviction for any offence leading to a term of imprisonment — including a suspended sentence — and a conviction for an offence of violence are each likely to be considered a relevant offence. It found Nazar had not engaged with the TRA proceedings and had therefore presented no evidence of insight or remorse, and noted the judge’s finding that the group’s conduct was “pre-planned” and that Nazar had been an integral part of the group. The single mitigating factor was an otherwise unblemished teaching record, though the panel observed he was not working as a qualified teacher when the offence took place and taught for only a very short time afterwards. It held that his actions were “fundamentally incompatible with his being a teacher”, that the behaviour could have affected the safety and security of members of the public, and that even a trainee teacher would have been expected to model good behaviour. Prohibition was proportionate and appropriate, with no review period, the Advice listing cases involving violence among those weighing against a review. Decision maker David Oatley, acting for the Secretary of State, agreed, judging that the lack of insight and remorse meant there was some risk of repetition.

Current Status

The panel’s determination is dated 15 April 2026, and David Oatley’s decision on behalf of the Secretary of State is dated 29 April 2026. Nazar is prohibited from teaching indefinitely and cannot teach in any school, sixth form college, relevant youth accommodation or children’s home in England. Because of the seriousness of the allegation found proved against him, he shall not be entitled to apply for restoration of his eligibility to teach: the order carries no review period and no route back. The order takes effect from the date it is served on him, and he has a right of appeal to the High Court within 28 days from the date he is given notice of it. The decision was published on 20 May 2026.

Impact on Their Career/Life

Nazar’s teaching career — a matter of weeks as a newly qualified maths teacher in autumn 2017 — is permanently over: the ban is for life, with no entitlement ever to apply for restoration. The criminal consequences stand alongside it: a conviction for violent disorder and a 15-month suspended prison sentence. The panel found that, though not a qualified teacher at the time of the offence, he would have completed part of his teacher training, when he would have been expected to model good behaviour — a point it weighed in finding his actions fundamentally incompatible with teaching. The published decision fixes the whole record in searchable form: an NQT whose part in a pre-planned group brawl, seven years before the Crown Court’s judgment, ended his teaching career before it began.

Sources

• Teaching Regulation Agency, “Teacher misconduct panel outcome: Mr Asir Nazar,” published 20 May 2026 — source