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A Manchester teacher has been handed a lifetime teaching ban after serving 12 months’ jail time for sexual assault. Andrew Beesley asked a female colleague to have sex in the headteacher’s office - when she refused, he picked her up in a 'fireman's lift', tried to kiss her and exposed himself.
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Beesley was convicted at Manchester Crown Court of three counts of sexual assault in 2019.
A Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) disciplinary panel has now banned him from teaching for life.
In a decision published this month, the panel said his behaviour was “wholly incompatible with being a teacher”.
The assault happened at Crosslee Primary School in Manchester, where Beesley had worked for 16 years.
He went in during the Easter break after seeing a female colleague mention her plans to go in over the holidays.
Beesley told the woman that he had the school's master key, and suggested they could have sex in the headteacher's office.
She declined, but Beesley then put her in a 'fireman's lift', tried to kiss her and exposed himself, the court heard during his trial.
He also smacked her on the bottom.
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The woman reported the incident and Beesley was suspended.
Beesley said his behaviour was a joke, rather than sexually motivated.
The TRA panel said it was “in no doubt that Mr Beesley’s misconduct was of the most serious kind and wholly incompatible with being a teacher.
“This was supported by Mr Beesley receiving a prison sentence and being made subject to a Restraining Order for an indefinite period and a Sex Offenders Certificate for life.
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The panel also stated that it “considered Mr Beesley’s conduct to be extremely serious and completely incompatible with the standards and behaviour expected of any member of the public, let alone a teacher who is placed in a position of trust”.
The panel noted that Beesley “had not fully admitted his conduct and had been convicted at trial.
“In my judgement, the lack of full insight means that there is some risk of the repetition of this behaviour and this puts at risk the future wellbeing of pupils and others.”
Beesley’s “lack of insight or remorse” was noted as a factor for not allowing a review period for the teaching ban, meaning he will not be able to teach again.
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