An assistant headteacher at a prestigious Liverpool school who was dismissed 13 years ago over an allegedly inappropriate relationship with a student - before being reinstated - has been sacked following a new investigation into his conduct.
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 earlier this year the ECHO revealed that Mr Barends had been suspended by the school over an 'historic' allegation from over a decade ago. The ECHO understands this involves a separate matter to the one he was previously suspended for.