Publication date: 4 February 2025

A Fitness to Practise Committee of the Education Workforce Council (EWC), sitting remotely on 28 January 2025, has found an allegation of ‘a relevant offence’ proved against school teacher, Emma Peters.

The Fitness to Practise Committee found the following allegations proven, that Mrs Peters:

1. on 20 March 2024, was convicted of driving a motor vehicle with excess alcohol on 12 February 2024, contrary to section 5(1)(a) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988. As a consequence of this offence, Mrs Peters was sentenced to a community order of 120 hours unpaid work and disqualified from driving for 28 months
2. on 20 March 2024, was convicted of failing to stop after a traffic incident on 12 February 2024, contrary to section 170(4) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988. As a consequence of this offence, Mrs Peters was sentenced to a community order of 120 hours of unpaid work and had her driving licence endorsed

The Fitness to Practise Committee imposed a Reprimand upon Mrs Peters’ registration as a school teacher for a period of two years (from 28 January 2025 to 28 January 2027). As such, Mrs Peters will be able to work as a registered person (school teacher) in a maintained school or non-maintained special school in Wales for the period of the Reprimand. 

Mrs Peters has the right of appeal to the High Court within 28 days.