Teacher wrongly sacked after girl, 5, claimed she slapped her on the head

Amy Mackey was sacked after less than two years on the job when a girl claimed she slapped her (Picture: Getty)A newly qualified primary school teacher has won almost £9,000 compensation for being wrongly sacked over a five-year-old girl’s fib.The unnamed child claimed Amy Mackey slapped her, causing her to hit her head on the table during a lesson at Briscoe Primary School in Basildon, Essex, in February 2019.The trust which runs the school sacked her despite no other children havin