A married headteacher who had an affair with a pupil's mother, made a "sexist and misogynistic" comment to a pregnant colleague and was absent during the school day for long periods has been banned from the classroom. An Education Workforce Wales panel found Aled Rees told a 25-year-old teacher who was pregnant "that will teach you to open your legs", or words to that effect, despite his denial.
Striking him off the teaching register for a minimum of two years, the EWC panel found all allegations against Mr Rees proven and that they amounted to unacceptable professional conduct. The committee decided it was unlikely that year five teacher Elen Davies lied when she told the hearing that he made the derogatory comment to her during a meeting in his office, despite there being no witnesses and despite his denial.
Miss Davies said the comment, made five years ago, left her feeling vulnerable at the time but that she didn't report it at the time because she thought it would be a young teacher's word against an experienced headteacher's.
