A teacher who told pupils about her private life, including relationships and drunken nights out, has been banned by a watchdog. Natasha Blackmore, 36, who was head of design technology at Westfield Academy secondary in Yeovil, Somerset, shared inappropriate details about her social life, a Professional Conduct Panel of the Teaching Regulation Agency heard. She showed pupils texts in which she had described another person in derogatory terms, joined group chats, and told them she had been smoking and drinking on a hen night. Blackmore admitted unacceptable professional conduct and/or conduct that may bring the profession into disrepute, and failing to maintain professional boundaries. The report says up to five students would go to see Blackmore during breaks and lunchtimes at the school, and one pupil said the teacher saw them as friends, not students. During a hearing on 24 March the panel found she disclosed "significant inappropriate details" about her personal life to pupils; spent excessive time with pupils; exchanged messages with pupils on social media group chats and arranged a meeting with pupils during school holidays. During an investigation by the school, one student,
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A teacher who told pupils about her private life, including relationships and drunken nights out, has been banned by a watchdog. Natasha Blackmore, 36, who was head of design technology at Westfield Academy secondary in Yeovil, Somerset,…
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A teacher who told pupils about her private life, including relationships and drunken nights out, has been banned by a watchdog. Natasha Blackmore, 36, who was head of design technology at Westfield Academy secondary in…
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A teacher who told pupils about her private life, including relationships and drunken nights out, has been banned by a watchdog. Natasha Blackmore, 36, who was head of design technology at Westfield Academy secondary in Yeovil, Somerset,…
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