Overview
- The Teaching Regulation Agency imposed a prohibition order that bars Leanne Grove from classroom teaching, with no reapplication allowed until 2027 and a 28‑day appeal window.
- Grove admitted drinking on school premises before a governors' meeting and after a parents' evening.
- Investigators found opened and unopened alcohol in cupboards and containers in her office, which was used by SEND pupils and was sometimes left unlocked.
- The panel described her conduct as reckless and concluded the public interest required a ban to uphold safeguarding and professional standards.
- The case began in March 2023 when a teaching assistant found gin and tonic cans in her handbag; she resigned from Hazeldene School in May 2023.