Special needs headteacher threw eggs at pupils

A former headteacher at a school for vulnerable children "allowed a staff member to throw stones at students and encouraged pupils to use a dead animal as a ball", a disciplinary panel has found.

Adam Webb worked at the Build-a-Future Independent School in West Ashby in Lincolnshire until 2021.

He was also found to have behaved inappropriately in his role, including swearing and throwing eggs at pupils.

A Teaching Regulation Agency hearing ruled he was was guilty of unacceptable professional conduct.

According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, the private school near Horncastle caters for children aged 13 to 16 who have been permanently excluded or have Special Educational Needs or Disabilities and mental health issues.

The misconduct panel concluded Webb had "failed to safeguard the welfare of pupils" at the school and had, in some cases, "reinforced harmful behaviour and attitudes".

It also found he had "crossed a clear safeguarding threshold" and had exposed some pupils to "inappropriate and harmful experiences".

The hearing ruled that his conduct was "entirely unacceptable" and "likely to bring the profession into disrepute".

Webb did not attend the eight-day hearing and did not have legal representation.

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