Can I be a teacher with a drink driving conviction?

Most schools would still employ teachers who have been convicted of drink driving, depending on how severe the specific case is. It is important to remember that schools have reputations they will have to uphold and if teachers have breached the trust of the public their positions could be at risk.

Will a drink driving Offence show on a DBS check?

Does a drink driving conviction show on a CRB/DBS? This conviction will always show up on a DBS check. Custodial sentence of 30-48 months – 7 years from end of sentence. Custodial sentence of 6-30 months – 4 years from end of sentence.

Can you become a teacher without a degree?

Can I become a teacher without a degree? You need qualified teacher status (QTS) to teach in most state schools. You must have an undergraduate degree or equivalent qualification to obtain QTS. Studying for a degree doesn’t have to mean spending three years at university.

How many times has a teacher been convicted of driving while disqualified?

A Waikato teacher convicted three times for driving drunk and once for driving while disqualified has kept his job after fronting up to a Teachers’ Council disciplinary hearing.

Who is the Rototuna High School teacher that was convicted of drink driving?

Shannon Brown, a performing arts teacher at Hamilton’s Rototuna High School, was convicted of drunk driving in 2017, driving while disqualified in 2018, and he has two more drink driving convictions from 2013 and 2006.

Can a teacher with a criminal conviction teach?

As most people already on teacher training courses have declared their previous criminal convictions and cautions, or should have, and have already had a DBS check by the university or training provider, they have been deemed suitable to teach in accordance with the National College for Teaching and Leadership.

What’s the minimum disqualification for a drink driving offence?

If you have to go to court the disqualification periods for drink driving convictions are as follows: If you convicted of being too intoxicated to be in proper control of your vehicle, the minimum disqualification on a first offence is 4 years and 6 years for a second or subsequent offence.

Can you be a teacher with a drink drive conviction?

This is providing the you do not acquire another conviction for anything criminal, because then, both convictions will never be spent for DBS purposes. I have known people gain employment as teachers, police officers and foster carers with a drink drive conviction.

What happens if drink driving is your only conviction?

as to the future, if drink driving is your only conviction then it will show up on a DBS check for a period of 11 years and then is not shown after that. This is providing the you do not acquire another conviction for anything criminal, because then, both convictions will never be spent for DBS purposes.

Who are the teachers who have criminal convictions?

In the past few months several teachers made news headlines for criminal behaviour such as former school principal Paul Roger Herrick who sexually assaulted his pupils and was released on parole in January, and a former Waikato teacher who had sex with a student i n his classroom after school that was sent to jail for two years.

Can a criminal record Stop you from teaching?

Sometimes student teachers and trainees ask me if having a criminal record is a bar to teaching. The answer, you may be surprised to learn, is usually no. But it depends what the conviction is. A lot of people get worried that something such as speeding points on your driving licence might be a problem, which of course it isn’t.