Publication date: 18 December 2025

A Fitness to Practise Committee of the Education Workforce Council (EWC), sitting remotely on 24–25 March 2025, 20–24 October 2025 and 15 December 2025, have found an allegation of ‘unacceptable professional conduct’ proved against further education teacher, Mark Christopher Robertson.    

The Committee found the following allegations proven, that whilst employed as an FE Teacher at Coleg Cambria, Mr Robertson, between 2022 and 2023:

• sent one or more messages to Learner 1 via Instagram which were inappropriate; and/or breached professional boundaries
• sent message(s) to Learner 1 via Instagram, when they had received a written warning in 2019 for engaging in communication with a learner in an inappropriate and unprofessional manner
• on one or more occasion, they pulled and/or touched Learner 1’s hair, which was found to be inappropriate and/or breached professional boundaries
• on one or more occasion, they hugged Learner 1, which was found to be inappropriate and/or breached professional boundaries

The Fitness to Practise Committee imposed a Reprimand on Mr Robertson’s registration as a further education teacher, for a period of 2 years (from 15 December 2025 to 15 December 2027). As such, Mr Robertson will be able to work as a (further education teacher) who provides specific services in or for a further education institution in Wales for the period of the Reprimand.

Mr Robertson has a right of appeal to High Court within 28 days. 

Publication date: 18 December 2025

A Fitness to Practise Committee of the Education Workforce Council (EWC), sitting remotely on 8–10 December 2025, has found an allegation of unacceptable professional conduct proved against school learning support worker, Samuel Aiden Davies.

The Fitness to Practise Committee found the following allegations proven, that whilst employed by Ap Prentis, and working as a Teaching Assistant at Haverfordwest High V C School (‘the School’), Mr Davies:

1. in or around 2022, made the following inappropriate comments in respect of learners:
   1. “you look good today”, or words to that effect
   2. made a comment about meeting up and going for a “sesh”, or words to that effect
2. in or around 2022, in respect of Learner A:
   1. sent messages to Learner A on Snapchat
   2. sent picture(s) of themselves to Learner A
3. in or around 2022, in respect of Learner B:
   1. requested that Learner B add them on Snapchat
   2. sent messages to Learner B on Snapchat
   3. sent pictures of themselves to Learner B on Snapchat
   4. requested that Learner B send them photo(s) of themselves
4. in or around 2022, on one or more occasions, offered one or more learners vapes to use outside of the School premises

Having made these findings, the Committee also decided:

• the pictures and/or messages sent in allegations 2a, 2b, 3b, 3c, 3d above were inappropriate, breached professional boundaries and were overfamiliar in nature
• Mr Davies’ conduct outlined in allegations 2a, 3b, 3c, 3d was sexually motivated
• Mr Davies’ conduct outlined in allegations 2a, 3b, 3c, 3d was sexual in nature

The Fitness to Practise Committee imposed a Prohibition Order, indefinitely removing Mr Davies from the Register of Education Practitioners in the category of school learning support worker.

It also decided Mr Davies may not make an application for restoration to the Register of Education Practitioners before a period of 5 years has elapsed. Should Mr Davies not make a successful application for eligibility for restoration to the Register after 10 December 2030, they will remain prohibited indefinitely.

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

Publication date: 18 December 2025

A Fitness to Practise Committee of the Education Workforce Council (EWC), sitting remotely on 3, 4, 5, 8 and 9 December 2025, has found an allegation of ‘unacceptable professional conduct’ proved against school learning support worker and further education learning support worker, Scott Trigg-Turner.

The Fitness to Practise Committee found the following allegations proven, that whilst employed as a school learning support worker at Bassaleg School, Mr Trigg-Turner:

1. demonstrated favouritism and breaches of professional boundaries towards the following pupils:
   1. Pupil A, in that he:
      1. supported Pupil A in Maths, when this support was not necessary and requested by his line manager, Colleague A
      2. made a craft ‘skeleton’ for Pupil A when they were absent, but did not make one for another pupil who was also absent
      3. moved furniture to sit next to Pupil A in circumstances where they had completed their work and where other pupils could have benefitted from his support
      4. on 21 November 2023, told Colleague B that he would conduct a check on Pupil A, even though this was not his responsibility
   2. Pupil D, in that on or around 24 November 2023, he:
      1. sat closely to Pupil D when this was not necessary
      2. sat with Pupil D while they were writing a list of baby names, which was not an activity that required his support
2. in November 2023, made comments to pupils and colleagues, that he knew were incorrect and misleading, in that he told them he:
   1. had been in the army and/or military
   2. had been in the American marines
   3. still had a gun from active service
   4. had been a sniper
   5. had killed people
   6. had a nickname/code name ‘kill switch’
3. on several occasions in 2023, arrived late and left class early, without the prior agreement of his line manager Colleague A
4. on one or more occasions in 2023, gave inconsistent explanations to his colleagues and line managers about why he was late to class, or left early
5. on several occasions in 2023, gave inconsistent explanations to his colleagues and managers about how he received the injuries that put him in a wheelchair

Having made these findings, the Committee determined that Mr Trigg-Turner’s conduct at paragraphs 2, 4 and 5 were dishonest and lacked integrity.

The Fitness to Practise Committee imposed a Prohibition Order, indefinitely removing Mr Trigg-Turner from the Register of Education Practitioners in the categories of school learning support worker and further education learning support worker. It also decided Mr Trigg-Turner may not make an application for restoration to the Register of Education Practitioners before a period of two years has elapsed. Should Mr Trigg-Turner not make a successful application for eligibility for restoration to the Register after 9 December 2027, he will remain prohibited indefinitely.

Mr Trigg-Turner has the right of appeal to the High Court within 28 days.

Publication date: 16 December 2025

A Fitness to Practise Committee of the Education Workforce Council (EWC), sitting in Cardiff on 2 December 2025, has found an allegation of ‘a relevant offence’ proved against school teacher, Matthew Porch.

The Committee found that whilst employed as a school teacher at Millbank Primary School, Cardiff, Mr Porch was, on 14 January 2025, convicted of driving a motor vehicle with excess alcohol, contrary to section 5(1)(a) of the Road Traffic Act, and Schedule 2 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988. As a consequence of this offence, on 4 February 2025, Mr Porch was disqualified from driving for 23 months, sentenced to a Community Order until 3 February 2026, a rehabilitation activity requirement, and fined £100.

The Fitness to Practise Committee imposed a Reprimand on Mr Porch’s registration as a school teacher for a period of 2 years (from 2 December 2025 to 2 December 2027). As such, Mr Porch will be able to work as a school teacher in a maintained school or non-maintained special school in Wales during the period of the Reprimand.

Mr Porch has a right of appeal to High Court within 28 days.