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Ex-teacher Gwawr Ceiriog struck off for taking money | Ex-teacher Gwawr Ceiriog struck off for taking money |
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A teacher who kept more than £1,000 given by children for uniforms and fundraising, has been struck off. | A teacher who kept more than £1,000 given by children for uniforms and fundraising, has been struck off. |
Gwawr Ceiriog, 50, is "someone who is happy to take advantage of her pupils, colleagues, friends and family", the General Teaching Council for Wales (GTCW) heard. | Gwawr Ceiriog, 50, is "someone who is happy to take advantage of her pupils, colleagues, friends and family", the General Teaching Council for Wales (GTCW) heard. |
She was deputy head and head of drama at Denbigh High School at the time. | She was deputy head and head of drama at Denbigh High School at the time. |
Ceiriog was also convicted of fraud in 2013 for taking £1,400 from a theatre school she worked at. | Ceiriog was also convicted of fraud in 2013 for taking £1,400 from a theatre school she worked at. |
The GTCW's professional conduct committee found her guilty of unprofessional conduct and issued a prohibition order for an indefinite period. | The GTCW's professional conduct committee found her guilty of unprofessional conduct and issued a prohibition order for an indefinite period. |
Panel chairman Peter Williams said: "We concluded that the behaviour was so serious as to be fundamentally incompatible with her continuation to be a registered teacher. | Panel chairman Peter Williams said: "We concluded that the behaviour was so serious as to be fundamentally incompatible with her continuation to be a registered teacher. |
"She presents a significant ongoing risk to the reputation and standing of the profession and poses a risk to the public. There remains a risk of repetition of such behaviour." | "She presents a significant ongoing risk to the reputation and standing of the profession and poses a risk to the public. There remains a risk of repetition of such behaviour." |
The hearing was told she had kept money collected from pupils for uniform t-shirts, amounting to around £100, and about £500 raised at a charity event for Alder Hey hospital in Liverpool. | The hearing was told she had kept money collected from pupils for uniform t-shirts, amounting to around £100, and about £500 raised at a charity event for Alder Hey hospital in Liverpool. |
She was also accused of retaining £561 raised at a Children in Need event in November 2011, and only returning the money the following March. | She was also accused of retaining £561 raised at a Children in Need event in November 2011, and only returning the money the following March. |
Dismissed | Dismissed |
Simeon Molloy, head of Denbigh High, told the panel he was first made aware if a problem regarding Gwawr Ceiriog when the bursar, Des Jones, told him she had not paid over more than £500 raised at the CiN event in spite of his repeated requests. | Simeon Molloy, head of Denbigh High, told the panel he was first made aware if a problem regarding Gwawr Ceiriog when the bursar, Des Jones, told him she had not paid over more than £500 raised at the CiN event in spite of his repeated requests. |
She eventually paid by cheque but he called Denbighshire council in to investigate because of his concerns over her professional conduct. | She eventually paid by cheque but he called Denbighshire council in to investigate because of his concerns over her professional conduct. |
The matters regarding the t-shirts and the money raised for Alder Hey then emerged. | The matters regarding the t-shirts and the money raised for Alder Hey then emerged. |
Ceiriog went on sick leave and was later summarily dismissed from her job. | Ceiriog went on sick leave and was later summarily dismissed from her job. |
In November 2013 she was convicted of fraud after admitting taking £1,400 intended to take children from the Shine Musical Theatre on a trip. | In November 2013 she was convicted of fraud after admitting taking £1,400 intended to take children from the Shine Musical Theatre on a trip. |
She also kept cash given to her for hooded tops. | She also kept cash given to her for hooded tops. |
Prestatyn magistrates heard Ceiriog, who is from the town, was trying to help a family member pay a fine. | Prestatyn magistrates heard Ceiriog, who is from the town, was trying to help a family member pay a fine. |
Ceiriog was given a conditional discharge for two years and ordered to pay £1,400 in compensation. She was also ordered to pay costs of £100. | |
The committee also took her fraud conviction into consideration. | The committee also took her fraud conviction into consideration. |
Chair Peter Williams said Ceiriog had been dishonest over a protracted period, showed a gross abuse of trust, and a "substantial failure to act as a role model for pupils". | Chair Peter Williams said Ceiriog had been dishonest over a protracted period, showed a gross abuse of trust, and a "substantial failure to act as a role model for pupils". |
It had an effect on the pupils, he said, and on the trust the public have in the teaching profession. | It had an effect on the pupils, he said, and on the trust the public have in the teaching profession. |
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