'I could have and should have been more proactive'
She also failed to mention the concerns during a meeting with the teacher and allowed her to continue running after-school clubs with no management supervision and have one-to-one contact with pupils.
When colleague A moved on, the head provided an “excellent” reference and failed to act upon or escalate staff’s concerns that the teacher was leaving to join a school largely attended by vulnerable young boys.She also allowed the woman to return to the school, despite no longer working there, and attend primary seven leavers’ events in the presence of pupil A.
In a statement in response to disciplinary proceedings beginning in 2020, Ms Paterson said: “My action or lack of action regarding this situation has caused me to reflect critically on my role and I am anxious to resolve this as best I can, and I am willing to work with North Lanarkshire Council to ensure that this never happens again.
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