A former science teacher has been permanently banned from teaching in England after a professional conduct hearing found she had sexual activity with a pupil.
Megan Taylor, now 29, who worked at a school in Lincolnshire, was prohibited from teaching in any school in England and cannot apply for restoration of her ability to teach.
Hearing and conviction
The professional conduct hearing, held in private by the Teaching Regulation Agency on Monday, July 27, found the misconduct to be "particularly serious" and "clearly deliberate".
Taylor was sentenced to 18 months in prison on June 12, 2025, and was required to sign the sex offenders register for 10 years.
She began teaching science at the school in 2023. On an unspecified date, the school received a telephone call informing them about her "inappropriate and sexual relationship with a pupil". After being sacked, she was convicted at Lincoln Crown Court on March 27, 2025, of five counts of sexual activity with a child by a person in a position of trust.
Panel findings
The panel found all allegations proved, adding that Taylor breached multiple points in the Teachers' Standard, including treating pupils with dignity and not undermining fundamental British values such as the rule of law, liberty and mutual respect.
The panel said the teacher showed no remorse for her actions.
An official press statement said: "The panel noted that it had no material evidence that Taylor recognised the impact of her actions on the School, or on the wider profession, or most concerningly on the child involved."
"The panel did not have any evidence before it that Ms Taylor understood, or felt remorse for, the harm she had caused to the child."
