A headteacher who fiddled pupil absence data, a further education teacher who gave away four birds belonging to a college, and a sexist lecturer who brought suitcases of porn into work are among those struck off the education register in Wales this year.
As the summer holiday begins, the work of the Education Workforce Council Wales (EWC), which is responsible for maintaining professional standards in schools and colleges, continues. The EWC is tasked with ensuring education staff work to standards required and aims to maintain public confidence in the system.
Between February and July, 2022, seven education staff on its register were banned from the classroom by EWC fitness to practise panels with a further seven slapped with official reprimands on their records but allowed to continue working. Staff can be banned from the classroom in Wales if EWC panels find evidence of misconduct Some hearings are held in private for child protection reasons. You can get more education news and other story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.
