A Perth High School teacher who completed her own students’ assessments before giving them to a colleague to mark has been struck off.
Natasha Sturrock admitted passing off the National 4 history tests as her pupils’ work.
Sturrock had been set to face a disciplinary hearing by the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS).
But she subsequently admitted the allegations in full and requested her removal from the teaching register.
Sturrock also admitted failing to provide evidence that pupils who she said had passed their National 5 Higher awards for leadership had met the necessary standards.
She admitted the allegations and that the shocking catalogue of dishonest behaviour took place between August 2017 and June 2019 while she was employed by Perth and Kinross Council at Perth High School.
Her actions were described by the education panel as “dishonest” and “lacking in integrity”.
She made a request to have herself removed from the GTCS register of teachers in March and the panel issued her with a “removal with consent order”, banning her from teaching with immediate effect.
Sturrock will be unable to reapply to the Register of Teachers for at least two years.
The GTCS panel said that in light of Sturrock’s actions, her “fitness to teach is impaired and she is unfit to teach”.
A spokesperson for Perth and Kinross Council said: “We do not comment on individual members of staff.”
The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) was asked to clarify if pupils’ grades would be affected or removed as a result, or if any reassessments were required to take place.
The SQA responded also stating that it does not comment on individual cases but a spokesperson did add: “SQA will seek to minimise any disadvantage to learners affected by malpractice through no fault of their own.”
