A trainer at a grammar college in South Manchester who had intercourse with a former pupil after he booked them a lodge room has been banned from the instructing register. Robert MacCallum, 39, met the pupil at William Hulme Grammar Faculty in Whalley Vary the place he was a PE trainer and head of 12 months 12 on the time.
An expert conduct panel heard that Mr MacCallum and the previous scholar, known as 'Pupil A' shaped a really ''shut relationship'' between them whereas they had been each on the college. There was no indication to the panel that any legal offence was dedicated because the pupil was of a authorized consensual age, the Manchester Night Information studies.
Round a 12 months after that they had determined to go away the varsity, the pupil knowledgeable the panel that the pair had continued talking over textual content. Pupil A additionally instructed the listening to that they'd been out with Mr MacCallum 'a handful of instances' to a number of bars and that the 2 of them would keep out late till the venues shut.
The coed mentioned that they felt ''secure'' while round them and that Mr MacCallum would give them a hug and a kiss on the brow on the finish of their nights collectively. Pupil A additionally instructed the panel that they had been out with Mr MacCallum for alcoholic drinks with a few of the scholar's mates on one event and every part had felt ''regular''.
The pupil mentioned Mr MacCallum had referred to as them ''fairly'' and kissed them in the direction of the top of the evening. The coed instructed the listening to that they believed that their pleasant relationship would ultimately spiral to this however mentioned the trainer remained ''skilled''.
Later Pupil A mentioned that the trainer requested in the event that they wished to return to a lodge room which he paid for. The panel heard the scholar took an image of the lodge round 10 minutes after arriving at 03:35am.
The coed mentioned it turned ''obvious'' that the 2 of them had been going to interact in sexual activity and that they slept collectively twice that evening. Pupil A instructed the listening to Mr MacCallum stored saying 'you are so naughty,' throughout their encounter and that they recalled being 'very drunk and disorientated.' through the incident.
Mr MacCallum denied that that they had deliberate to fulfill up and mentioned that he and Pupil A had ran into one another on an evening out. However the panel disregarded this level as both manner Mr MacCallum had stayed within the bar, had drinks with the pupil and subsequently attended an evening out.
He additionally claimed that the 2 of them didn't have sexual activity one thing the panel discovered to be 'considerably implausible' and 'extra probably than to not have occurred.' The listening to was instructed that the state of affairs was dropped at gentle by one other pupil who was nervous concerning the relationship between Mr MacCallum and Pupil A.
Pupil A then contacted the varsity immediately and despatched a written grievance to the grammar college, following a gathering. The grievance included allegations of inappropriate behaviour of Mr MacCallum in the direction of Pupil A.
Mr MacCallum's employment on the college was terminated in October 2020 after a disciplinary listening to and the matter was referred to the Educating Regulation Company. An expert conduct listening to concluded earlier this month that Mr MacCallum had "continued a relationship exterior college with a former pupil" and "with whom he was ready of belief."
"He had sexual activity together with his former pupil and had then acted dishonestly when confronted with the info of what he had accomplished. In gentle of this, the panel was glad that the conduct of Mr MacCallum amounted to misconduct of a critical nature which fell considerably in need of the requirements anticipated of the occupation."
Mr MacCallum has now been banned from instructing indefinitely in England in any college together with sixth kind faculty, related youth lodging or youngsters's houses. He'll eligible to use for the prohibition order to be put aside on 17 November 2027 on the earliest, which will likely be 5 years on from the date of the order.
A spokesperson for the varsity mentioned: "We absolutely assist this consequence and labored with the suitable authorities throughout their investigation."
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