Banned, head who called teacher ‘the pretty one’

A HEADTEACHER who referred to his staff as the ‘blonde one’, ‘the good-looking one’ and ‘the pretty one who lost the baby’ has been banned from the classroom.

Paul Scott, 54, made a string of inappropriate remarks to female teachers at Arboretum Primary in Derby, including telling one: ‘I can see you’ve got your big pants on today.’

A tribunal was told that when a teacher asked Scott what she needed to do to reach a higher pay band, he replied: ‘Seeing you in your underwear would be a really good start.’

The school leader referred to colleagues as being ‘on the spectrum bus’ and told another teacher: ‘You’ve really let yourself go since you got married.’

One witness told a Teaching Regulation Agency disciplinary hearing in Coventry that she ‘got the impression’ Scott categorised women ‘based on whether they were attractive or not’.

The TRA axed the headteacher from the profession after ruling he had committed unacceptable professional conduct.

Scott was banned indefinitely. He cannot reapply to the teaching register until at least November 2024.