Two teachers banned for life after abusing vulnerable pupils in Lincolnshire school

Two former teachers at a special needs school in Boston, Lincolnshire, have been permanently banned from teaching after a disciplinary panel found evidence of serious misconduct.

Former teachers at Lincolnshire special needs school barred from profession

Two former teachers at a school for vulnerable children in Boston, Lincolnshire, have been permanently barred from the profession, bbc.com reports, following separate disciplinary panel hearings by the Teaching Regulation Agency.

Thomas Hayward and Alison Simmons both worked at the Build-a-Future Independent School until 2021. The school, situated near Horncastle, catered for pupils aged 13 to 16 who had been permanently excluded or who had Special Educational Needs or Disabilities and mental health issues.

The panel found that Hayward had thrown stones and eggs "at or near pupils", used racist and offensive language, and had "simulated having sex with a pupil" while lying on him. The panel's findings report also stated that he had "encouraged one or more pupils using a dead animal as a ball" and had "attended the school with bullets and/or live ammunition" in his car.

Simmons, who held the role of the school's designated safeguarding lead, was found to have "not safeguarded the welfare of pupils and/or staff at the school."

The misconduct panel ruled that the conduct of both teachers amounted to unacceptable professional conduct and prohibited each of them from teaching indefinitely.

Neither Hayward nor Simmons attended the hearing, and neither had legal representation. Both retain the right to appeal the decision to the education secretary.

Source: The Sun