Sex offenders, drug dealers and thieves among those applying to be teachers amid crisis Sex offenders, drug dealers, thieves and drink drivers are among those applying to be teachers amid the recruitment crisis. Nearly 70 people wanting to work with kids in the classroom were weeded out as having being convicted by the courts in one area of West Yorkshire alone. Those caught out by the checks included a man convicted of indecent behaviour and another of indecent exposure. In Somerset, one man applied despite having a conviction of an assault on a woman by penetration, reports SomersetLive. This is an offence that can lead to automatic barring from working with children, and as ... Continue reading... https://metro.co.uk/2018/06/24/sex-...-applying-to-be-teachers-amid-crisis-7655710/
