Full hearing (conduct)

1. On 26 October 2023 whilst employed at West College Scotland, the Teacher placed his hand in between the legs of Pupil A coming into contact with his genitalia and lifted him.

In light of the above, it is alleged that the Teacher’s fitness to teach is impaired and/or he is unfit to teach as a result of breaching Parts 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6 and 2.3 GTC Scotland’s Code of Professionalism and Conduct (COPAC) 2012.

Following an order by a Panel, this hearing will take place remotely, by way of Microsoft Teams.
 
Should any members of the public or press wish to attend the hearing (virtually), they must contact GTC Scotland (by emailing regulation@gtcs.org.uk) no less than 48 working hours prior to the start time of the hearing (i.e. by 10.00 am on 30 October 2026) in order to request the link to the public hearing. Any requests to attend the hearing beyond this time cannot be facilitated and will not be responded to. Attendees will require to have the Microsoft Teams application downloaded to their device.
 
When requesting a link to the public hearing, the following information will require to be provided:

• The full name of the person who will attend the hearing
• 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)