Overview
- A Teaching Regulation Agency panel imposed an indefinite prohibition on Simon Schofield and barred any future restoration, citing the seriousness of the offence and lack of remorse.
- Schofield was convicted in November 2023 by the Court of Appeal in Caen, France, of sexually assaulting a girl under 13 and received a suspended prison sentence.
- He continued working in a small number of North Yorkshire schools from December 2023 to May 2024 without disclosing the conviction, then resigned claiming a family emergency.
- The conviction was recorded on the Police National Computer, yet was reportedly not flagged in a 2024 DBS check, prompting questions over vetting processes.
- Thirsk MP Kevin Hollinrake asked the Home Secretary for an urgent investigation into the safeguarding failure; Schofield did not attend the TRA hearing and has 28 days to appeal.