Swansea teacher was three times drink drive limit

“I had a girlfriend who was a Primary School teacher and the first thing she did when arriving home was to drink a large glass of wine to "unwind" from the school day. This happened every day and on a Friday evening she would consume (drink) a whole bottle. The pressure that today's teachers are under is terrible. The national curriculum is a joke for one think it's taught differently at almost every school. There's pre lesson planning, submitting lesson plans, continual assessments, marking of tests and homework, report writing, during and after school hours parent meetings, disruptive children handling, Ofsted inspections etc etc....oh and teaching actual lesson work fits in there somewhere. Then in the little private time that a teacher has there's hopefully time for relationships, shopping, cleaning the home, laundry, going to the cinema or theater, museum...all research work for the pre lesson planning. I don't condone what this person has done but you must realise that today's teachers (a job you couldn't pay me enough to do) is not an easy one to do. If you want to worry any teacher just mention Ofsted in any conversation and watch their eye's widen 8-) To the teachers out there good luck.”

“avondale."I rest my case"I am neither a teacher or a driver but I do recognise the fact that former pupils have written in saying what a good teacher this lady is.

Is your code of conduct the same code that says "I will not blow the whistle,when I see my colleagues abuse their position?"”

“Antyall- My code of conduct states that I must uphold the reputation of my profession at all times. What does this do for the reputation of the teaching profession? Sounds like you take the risk or are a teacher yourself”

“I too sympathise with her. She must be feeling pretty awful at the moment. I hope she will be left alone to get on with her life. Mistake made, punishment given, move on. She should not loose her job over this. I too know of a nurse who didn't loose his job. As said before. We are all human. We all make mistakes. That's life. Lesson learnt.”

“Avon dale. I also like Laura_SM know of nurses and a matron who did not lose their job due to drink driving,they had their licence suspended,faced a reprimand and got on with their jobs.neither of them drunk often or before a shift,so maybe that is why the alcohol effected them so badly.
So either your not a SRN or are trying to get the moral high ground.Which is it?”

“Bad judgments are part of life. They are part and package of being human. And, while there is no denying the severity of the teacher's action, at the end of the day it was no more than an error of judgment. In this respect, I feel that the punishment passed by the court offers a sufficient response from the community and I certainly do not feel that the crime merits losing her job.

Instead, I hope that the school gives her a strong reprimand and an appropriate reminder that the position of teacher comes with social responsibility. End of story. Life moves on.”

“I feel very sorry for this teacher. This story should never be 'front page' news. None of us are perfect. We all make mistakes. Why should one error in judgement end someone's well established career. It won't happen again. Lesson learnt. That's life!
@ Avondale, I know of 2 nurses , an anaesthetist and someone in the public sector, who have all kept their jobs after being caught drink driving. So your wrong. Why should one mistake ruin a persons life.”

“Ex pupil of hers and this does not suprise me one bit. Also everyone whom I have mentioned this to has said that it doesn't shock them. Nice woman but should really have had the boot for this. It will be very awkward for her monday morning, especially when she arrives in a taxi...”

“As a registered nurse I would be struck off for breaching my code of conduct”

“Amazing!!! Teachers getting backed for breakinghe law, whilst if any soccer or rugby player does what she does they get panned. Think Tony Adams, Colin Charvis.”