An assistant headteacher at a prestigious Liverpool school who was dismissed 13 years ago over an inappropriate relationship with a student - before being reinstated - has been suspended and placed under investigation.
In July 2010 Nick Barends was dismissed from his role at the Blue Coat grammar school in south Liverpool over his conduct with an A-Level student. He was later reinstated by a panel of governors and continued teaching at the school.
But the ECHO can now reveal Mr Barends has been suspended by the school related to an 'historic' allegation from over a decade ago. The ECHO understands this involves a separate matter.
