A teacher at Burlington House School in North London has been suspended after describing assassinated Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar as a “martyr” on social media, The Standard has reported.

Burlington House School is a co-educational independent day school for children and young people with dyslexia, dyscalculia and associated specific learning differences.

Teacher Mohammad Dahlan also appeared to post on social media that “killing Zionists is an act of worship”.

In a statement a school spokesperson said: “As soon as we were informed of this matter, the individual was immediately suspended pending a comprehensive disciplinary investigation into potential violations of our code of conduct and social media policy.”

The school added it had notified “all relevant authorities, including the police, to ensure the matter is addressed with the seriousness it warrants. Our school is firmly committed to being a secular, non-discriminatory organisation that upholds the values of respect, inclusivity, and unity”.