Publication date: 28 June 2024

A Fitness to Practise Committee of the Education Workforce Council (EWC), sitting remotely on 24, 25 and 26 June 2024, has found allegations of unacceptable professional conduct proved against school teacher and school learning support worker, Adrian Roberts.

The Fitness to Practise Committee found the following allegations proven, that Mr Roberts:

1. between January 2019 and May 2021, made inappropriate comments and/or gestures towards pupils on one or more of the following occasions:I
   1. in March 2020, during a discussion with Pupil C regarding Pupil G’s signature, said ‘if you add a K to it…it has a whole new meaning’, or words to that effect
   2. during the spring term of 2019, said ‘I hope that is the only thing you are doing down there’, or words to that effect, when Pupil D bent down to retrieve a pencil
   3. on or around November 2019, whilst in the school canteen, looked Pupil D up and down and winked at her

The Fitness to Practise Committee imposed a Prohibition Order, indefinitely removing Mr Roberts from the Register of Education Practitioners in the categories of school teacher and school learning support worker. It also decided Mr Roberts may not make an application for restoration to the Register of Education Practitioners before a period of 2 years has elapsed. Should Mr Roberts not make a successful application for eligibility for restoration to the Register after 26 June 2026, he will remain prohibited indefinitely.

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