Overview
- The Teaching Regulation Agency imposed an indefinite ban after a February hearing, with a first review not allowed before April 2029.
- The order bars her from teaching in schools, sixth‑form colleges, relevant youth accommodation and children’s homes in England.
- Investigators found she visited the man at HMP Northumberland about twice a month and called him often from July 2020 to October 2023 without telling the school.
- The man was convicted in February 2020 of sexual offences against children under 13, which made disclosure a basic duty for her as a designated safeguarding lead.
- The case emerged after a probation officer raised the alarm, leading the trust to suspend her and then dismiss her in February 2024, and the panel later found dishonesty, lack of integrity and a risk of repetition.