Overview
- Teaching Regulation Agency findings in February concluded four allegations were proven and amounted to serious misconduct likely to bring the profession into disrepute.
- Andrew Peacock accepted a police caution for causing harassment, alarm or distress following a late‑night incident by the River Tyne in Hebburn on November 11, 2023.
- The prohibition blocks him from working in schools, sixth‑form colleges, relevant youth accommodation and children’s homes in England.
- The panel found he failed to inform Hetton Academy of his arrest and judged aspects of his conduct to lack integrity and be dishonest.
- Peacock told investigators he was a naturist seeking a quiet spot and denied sexual intent, and he resigned from Hetton Academy in May 2024.