Publication date: 12 June 2024

A Fitness to Practise Committee of the Education Workforce Council (EWC), sitting remotely on 3, 4 and 5 June 2024, has found allegations of ‘unacceptable professional conduct’ proved against school learning support worker, Allison Davies.

The Fitness to Practise Committee found the following allegations proven, that whilst employed as a Teaching Assistant at St Joseph’s Cathedral Primacy School, Mrs Davies:

1. on 17 February 2022, during a morning telephone call with Colleague 3, did not tell her that she was in possession of a phone when asked if she knew anything about it.
2. during a later telephone call on 17 February 2022, informed Colleague 3 that:
   1. she had found the mobile phone that day when this was not the case
   2. Colleague 1 had assisted her in finding the mobile phone when this was not the case.

Having made these findings, the Committee also determined that Mrs Davies’ conduct was dishonest.

The Fitness to Practise Committee imposed a Reprimand on Mrs Davies’ registration as a school learning support worker for a period of 2 years (from 5 June 2024 to 5 June 2026). As such, Mrs Davies 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 Davies has the right of appeal to the High Court within 28 days.