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Your support makes all the difference.A teacher who referred to her white board marker as the “magic pen of sex” has been banned from the profession.
Several allegations were made about Elizabeth Woods, 39, who was an English teacher at Hornsea School and Language College in 2016.
A Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) panel was also told she had referred to her tutor group as “f****** idiots”, told at least one pupils to “f*** off”, stuck her middle finger up at a student and referred to at least one person in her class as having a “big willy”.
It was also revealed that Ms Woods had used the "magic pen of sex" remark repeatedly after hearing pupils using the term.
Former pupils were called to the panel to give evidence, where it was revealed Ms Woods had allowed two pupils to leave school to buy food from a local shop, warning them to not say she was responsible if they were caught.
Ms Woods did not attend the hearing and applied to have the case heard in private to avoid it being reported – a request that was dismissed.
In an email sent to the Teaching Regulation Agency, Ms Woods said she regretted failing her students but had “loved” teaching and hoped the profession "would remain open” to her.
The panel said behaviour mentioned was "misconduct of a serious nature which fell significantly short of the standards expected" and banned her from teaching indefinitely.
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