Taunton School, where James Butterworth-Smith taught A TAUNTON teacher has been banned from working in any school in England after admitting having sex with a pupil. Music teacher James Butterworth-Smith struck up a relationship with the girl, referred to as Pupil A, at Taunton School by exchanging texts and inviting her to his flat on the campus. A professional conduct panel was told he had sex with Pupil A on two days in June 2018 despite being given guidance about his conduct after she was seen leaving his accommodation the previous year. Butterworth-Smith, now aged 30, has made a full admission and apologised for his behaviour.
Somerset teacher banned after having sex with pupil in his flat
James Butterworth-Smith engaged in sexual relations with a girl in the flat which was on school grounds
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The teacher was employed by Taunton School on Staplegrove Road in Taunton. (Image: Google Maps)
A Somerset school teacher has been banned from teaching indefinitely after he was found to have had sex with a pupil.
A tribunal found that James Butterworth-Smith, 30, engaged in sexual relations with a girl at his flat while employed as a teacher at Taunton School.
Butterworth-Smith failed to maintain appropriate professional boundaries towards the pupil between 2017 and 2018, dating back to text messages which were exchanged between the pair in May 2017.
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