Publication date: 27 March 2025

A Fitness to Practise Committee of the Education Workforce Council (EWC), sitting remotely on 20 March 2025, has found an allegation of ‘unacceptable professional conduct’ and ‘a relevant offence’ proved against school learning support worker, Rosie Garfield.   

The Committee found that Ms Garfield:

1. on or around 25 January 2024, applied for registration with the Education Workforce Council as a School Learning Support Worker, and indicated in the declarations section that they did not have any convictions, when this was incorrect.

Having made this finding, the Committee also decided that the conduct was dishonest, lacked integrity and amounted to ‘unacceptable professional conduct’.

2. on 8 December 2023, was convicted of driving a motor vehicle with excess alcohol on 21 November 2023, after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion of it in their breath, namely 40 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeded the prescribed limit, contrary to S.5(1)(a) of the Road Traffic Act 1988. Ms Garfield was sentenced to a 14-month driving disqualification, fined £80, ordered to pay costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £32.

Having made this finding, the Committee decided that the conduct amounted to a relevant offence.

The Fitness to Practise Committee imposed a Suspension Order (without conditions) on Ms Garfield’s registration as a school learning support worker for a period of 12 months (from 20 March 2025 to 20 March 2026). As such, Ms Garfield will not be able to work as a school learning support worker in a maintained school or non-maintained special school in Wales for the period of the Order.

Ms Garfield has a right of appeal to High Court within 28 days.  

Publication date: 12 March 2025

A Fitness to Practise Committee of the Education Workforce Council (EWC), sitting remotely on 3-6 March 2025, has found allegations of ‘unacceptable professional conduct’ proved against youth worker, Carly Rogers.

The Fitness to Practise Committee found the following allegations proven, that whilst employed as a Drug and Alcohol Worker at Wrexham County Borough Council, Ms Rogers performance, between October and December 2022, required improvement in the following areas:

1. appointments with young people
2. case notes
3. case files
4. closures
5. diary management.

The Fitness to Practise Committee imposed a Reprimand on Ms Rogers’ registration as a youth worker for a period of 2 years (from 6 March 2025 to 6 March 2027). As such, Ms Rogers will be able to work as a registered person (youth worker) who provides youth development services for or on behalf of a relevant employer (other than as a volunteer, and subject to the exclusion set out under Regulation 4(2)).

Ms Rogers has the right of appeal to the High Court within 28 days.

Publication date: 27 February 2025

A Fitness to Practise Committee of the Education Workforce Council (EWC), sitting remotely on 11-14, 19, and 25 February 2025, has found allegations of ‘unacceptable professional conduct’ proved against school learning support worker, Anna Pavett.

The Fitness to Practise Committee found the following allegations proven, that whilst employed as a Learning Support Assistant working at Ty Gwyn Education Centre, Ms Pavett:

1. Between or around January 2023 and June 2023, did not maintain professional boundaries with Pupil A, in that, on one or more occasion(s), Ms Pavett:
   1. sat on the floor with Pupil A
   2. touched Pupil A’s hair and face
   3. was ‘play fighting’ with Pupil A
2. On or around 20 December 2022, submitted an employment application to Teaching Personnel which she knew contained inaccurate and/or misleading information in that she:
   1. did not disclose previous disciplinary matters
   2. did not include accurate employment history

The Fitness to Practise Committee imposed a Reprimand on Ms Pavett’s registration as a school learning support worker for a period of 2 years (from 25 February 2025 to 25 February 2027). As such, Ms Pavett will be able to work as a registered person (school learning support worker) in a maintained school or non-maintained special school in Wales for the period of the Reprimand.

Ms Pavett has the right of appeal to the High Court within 28 days.

Publication date: 13 February 2025

A Fitness to Practise Committee of the Education Workforce Council (EWC), sitting remotely on 4 to 6 February 2025, has found an allegation of ‘unacceptable professional conduct’ proved against school teacher, Kerry David HALL.

The Fitness to Practise Committee found the following allegations proven, that whilst employed as a School Teacher at Ysgol Bryn Castell, Mr Hall:

1. on or around 13 July 2022:

1. grabbed Learner A by their arm(s);
2. pushed Learner A backwards;
3. pushed Learner A into a wall;
4. did not take steps to remove himself from the situation with Learner A and/or de-escalate the situation prior to the physical contact with Learner A.

2. by reason of his conduct in paragraphs 1a and 1b and 1c above used unnecessary and/or excessive physical force.

The Fitness to Practise Committee imposed a Prohibition Order, indefinitely removing Mr Hall from the Register of Education Practitioners in the category of school teacher. It also decided Mr Hall may not make an application for restoration to the Register of Education Practitioners before a period of 2 years has elapsed. Should Mr Hall not make a successful application for eligibility for restoration to the Register after 6 February 2027, he will remain prohibited indefinitely.

Mr Hall has the right of appeal to the High Court within 28 days.