Published: 18 March 2024

A Fitness to Practise Committee of the Education Workforce Council (EWC), sitting on 5 and 6 March 2024, has found an allegation of unacceptable professional conduct proved against school learning support worker, Chinwe OBI.

The Fitness to Practise Committee found the following allegations proven, that whilst employed as School Learning Support Worker at Staffroom Education, Mrs Obi:

1. On 21 March 2023 failed to attend her agency booking at The Ely and Caerau Children’s Centre.
2. Arranged with Individual A that she would present herself as her to the Ely and Caerau Children’s Centre.
3. Did not notify Staffroom Education and The Ely and Caerau Children’s Centre of the arrangement at paragraph 2.
4. Her actions as set out in paragraphs 2 and 3 above were in pursuit of receiving payment for work not undertaken by her.

The Fitness to Practice Committee found that Mrs Obi’s actions as set out in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 above were dishonest.

The Fitness to Practise Committee imposed a Reprimand on Mrs Obi’s registration as a school learning support worker for a period of 2 years (from 6 March 2024 to 6 March 2026). As such, Mrs Obi 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.

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