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Scots teacher caught lying in job interview after boss asked for reference

Jillian Hamilton-Cooper was found out when a would-be new employer contacted her boss for a reference for a role as a science teacher.

Daily Record · Dec 19, 2022

Scots teacher found guilty of kissing pupil and dancing flirtatiously with him at nightclub

Ashley McConnell broke down in tears after a watchdog found her guilty.

Daily Record · Jun 24, 2022

Colleague of drunk Scots teacher 'surprised she could stand' on night she allegedly kissed pupil

Fellow science teacher Angela Sutherland claimed Miss McConnell, also known as Ashley Swanson, was so drunk she could "hardly stringing two words together".

Daily Record · Jun 23, 2022