Can the professional discipline regime under the Education Act 2011 which allows the Secretary of State for Education, through powers delegated to the National College for Teaching and Leadership, to make a Prohibition of Teaching Order, be exercised in respect of misconduct that took place prior regime occurring, thereby allowing the regime to work retrospectively. In McTier v Secretary of State for Education [2017] EWHC 212 (Admin), the Administrative Court concluded that it could. A full article considering this Judgment shall follow shortly however, the full Judgment can be viewed at the following link: http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2017/212.html