Hearings Schedule and Decisions

Full Hearing (Competence)

Date of hearing: 31 January and 1 February 2022
Location: Clerwood House (observers to join virtually)
Type of hearing: Full Fitness to Teach Competence Hearing

Matters to be considered

A Professional Competence Full Hearing is to be held under Part 3 of the GTCS Fitness to Teach Rules 2017 to consider a recommendation made by an employer with respect to the Teacher’s professional competence.

In light of the Covid-19 pandemic and Scottish Government guidance on social distancing, observers will be asked to join virtually.

Should any members of the public or press wish to attend the hearing (virtually), they must contact GTC Scotland no less than one working day notice prior to the start time of the hearing (i.e. by 10am on 28 January 2022) in order to request the link to the public hearing. Any requests to attend the hearing beyond this time cannot be facilitated.

When requesting a link to the public hearing, the following information will require to be provided to regulation@gtcs.org.uk:

• Your full name
• Date of hearing
• Email address to which we can send the link
• Contact number we can reach you on if there are any technical issues during the hearing
• Reason for wishing to observe (for example: press)
  
  Please send your request to attend to regulation@gtcs.org.uk

As with hearings held in our office, members of the public and press in attendance are reminded not to interrupt proceedings and it is strictly prohibited for an observer to audio or video record, screenshot, photograph, copy or share our hearing proceedings. Under Rule 1.7.10, a Panel may decide to exclude any person where the Panel is of the opinion that his/her presence is disruptive or otherwise detrimental to proceedings being conducted in line with the general objectives. Furthermore, members of the public and press will not be permitted access to the private discussions of the Panel.

Read the observer guidelines

Full Hearing (Conduct)

Date of hearing: 25 and 26 January 2022
Location: Virtual (via Microsoft Teams)
Type of hearing: Full Fitness to Teach Conduct Hearing (conduct)

Allegations

1. On various occasions between 1 August 1994 and February 1997, whilst employed as a teacher at [information redacted], East Kilbride, you did the following to Pupil A, then aged between 11 to 14 years old:
   1. make remarks of a sexual nature to him, including:
      1. “if you talk to your friends about m*********g, I’m your friend so you can talk to me about it as a pal” or words to that effect
      2. “Have you and your friends ever compared d**k sizes?” or words to that effect
      3. asking him to go to the toilet to measure the size of his p***s;
      4. “have you never had an erection for no reason such as sitting in class and a teacher tells you to come out in front and you can’t because you have one” or words to that effect;
      5. “do you want to try s*****g?” or words to that effect;
      6. “why don’t you try w*****g yourself off” or words to that effect;
      7. “have you got a hard on yet?” or words to that effect;
   2. expose your p***s in his presence and me in his presence on numerous occasions;
   3. ask him to handle and me his p***s in your presence on numerous occasions;
   4. give him gifts of clothing, DVDs and alcohol;
   5. give him pornographic material;
   6. buy him a gym membership and take him there;
   7. give him massages in his bedroom at his home, including
      1. putting your hand under the leg of his boxer shorts
      2. massaging his groin area;
      3. touching his p***s;
   8. ask him to remove his clothes;
   9. give him a box of condoms and ask that he produce his in school with his s***n in them;
   10. ask him to m*********e your p***s;

2. On various occasions between 1 August 2013 and 30 June 2014, whilst employed as a teacher at [information redacted], East Kilbride, you did the following to Pupil B, then aged between 12 to 13 years old:
   1. Make remarks of a sexual nature to him, including:
      1. asking him if he had had sex or watch porn;
   2. give him gifts of clothing, alcohol and pay for his haircut;
   3. tell him you loved him;
   4. remove his clothing;
   5. give him massages in your bedroom, including:
      1. massaging his groin area;
      2. inserting a finger in his a**s
   6. allow him to sleep overnight at your home;
   7. me his p***s on numerous occasions;
   8. ask him to me your p***s;

And in light of the above, it is alleged that your fitness to teach is impaired and you are unfit to teach, as a result of breaching Parts 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 and 1.6 of the General Teaching Council for Scotland’s Code of Professionalism and Conduct.

In light of the Covid-19 pandemic and Scottish Government guidance on social distancing, this hearing will take place virtually, by way of Microsoft Teams.

Should any members of the public or press wish to attend the hearing (virtually), they must contact GTC Scotland no less than 48 hours prior to the start time of the hearing (i.e. by 5pm on Friday 21 January 2022) in order to request the link to the public hearing. Any requests to attend the hearing beyond this time cannot be facilitated. Attendees will require to have the Microsoft Teams application downloaded to their device. You can download Microsoft Teams from the Microsoft website, or from the Apple Store on Apple devices, or the Google Play Store on Android devices.

When requesting a link to the public hearing, the following information will require to be provided to regulation@gtcs.org.uk:
• Your full name
• Date of hearing
• Email address to which we can send the Microsoft Teams link
• Contact number we can reach you on if there are any technical issues during the hearing
• Reason for wishing to observe (for example: press)

As with hearings held in our office, members of the public and press in attendance are reminded not to interrupt proceedings and it is strictly prohibited for an observer to audio or video record, screen shot, photograph, copy or share our hearing proceedings. Under Rule 1.7.10, a Panel may decide to exclude any person where the Panel is of the opinion that his/her presence is disruptive or otherwise detrimental to proceedings being conducted in line with the general objectives. Furthermore, members of the public and press will not be permitted access to the private discussions of the Panel.

Read the observer guidelines

Full Hearing (Conduct)

Date of hearing: 24 January and 7, 8, 9 February 2022
Location: Virtual (via Microsoft Teams)
Type of hearing: Full Fitness to Teach Conduct Hearing (conduct)

Allegations

1. Between on or around 10 April 2019 and on or around 23 May 2019 while you were employed by West Lothian Council as a Mathematics Teacher at Inveralmond Community High School:
   1. On or around 10 April 2019 after an Easter School session you kissed Young Person A, a sixth year pupil who you had taught;
   2. You had sexual relations with Young Person A on at least two occasions at your home;
   3. On or around 13 May 2019 you stated to your Head Teacher, SY, that there was “nothing going on at all” between you and Young Person A, or words to that effect, when this was not the case;
   4. Your actions at allegation (c) were dishonest in that you sought to represent that your relationship with Young Person A was that of a pupil and teacher, when in fact you had engaged in a romantic relationship with Young Person A.

And in light of the above it is alleged that your fitness to teach is impaired and that you are unfit to teach as a result of breaching Parts 1.2, 1.4 and 1.5 of the General Teaching Council for Scotland’s Code of Professionalism and Conduct.

In light of the Covid-19 pandemic and Scottish Government guidance on social distancing, this hearing will take place virtually, by way of Microsoft Teams.

Should any members of the public or press wish to attend the hearing (virtually), they must contact GTC Scotland no less than 48 (working) hours prior to the start time of the hearing (i.e. by 10am on 20 January 2022) in order to request the link to the public hearing. Any requests to attend the hearing beyond this time cannot be facilitated. Attendees will require to have the Microsoft Teams application downloaded to their device. You can download Microsoft Teams from the Microsoft website, or from the Apple Store on Apple devices, or the Google Play Store on Android devices.

When requesting a link to the public hearing, the following information will require to be provided to regulation@gtcs.org.uk:

• Your full name
• Date of hearing
• Email address to which we can send the Microsoft Teams link
• Contact number we can reach you on if there are any technical issues during the hearing
• Reason for wishing to observe (for example: press)
  
  Please send your request to attend to regulation@gtcs.org.uk

As with hearings held in our office, members of the public and press in attendance are reminded not to interrupt proceedings and it is strictly prohibited for an observer to audio or video record, screenshot, photograph, copy or share our hearing proceedings. Under Rule 1.7.10, a Panel may decide to exclude any person where the Panel is of the opinion that his/her presence is disruptive or otherwise detrimental to proceedings being conducted in line with the general objectives. Furthermore, members of the public and press will not be permitted access to the private discussions of the Panel.

Read the observer guidelines