A Somerset teacher has been banned from teaching for life after being convicted of child sex offences. Scott Evans, who taught at King Arthur's Community School in Wincanton, was found guilty on 9 March 2021 of making indecent photographs of children and engaging in sexual communication with children.
The 35-year-old was sentenced to two years and four months in prison at Taunton Crown Court. He was also placed on the Disclosure and Barring Service barring list and ordered to sign the sex offenders' register for ten years.
A panel of the Teacher Regulation Agency (TRA) met in October to decide whether Evans should be barred from teaching. The panel concluded that his actions were deliberate and fundamentally breached the standard of conduct expected of a teacher, adding that he sought to exploit his position of trust for sexual gratification.
Evans is now prohibited from teaching at any school, sixth form college, relevant youth accommodation or children's home in England. The TRA said his behaviour was likely to affect public confidence in the teaching profession.
