A teacher has been barred from profession after he was caught accessing images of child abuse.
According to Essex Live, Robert Salvage previously worked as a class teacher at Stanford-le-Hope Primary School from September 1, 2016, before he resigned September 19, 2019.
The 38-year-old, from Essex, was arrested on October 30, 2018 for making indecent photographs/pseudo-photographs of a child and was issued with a conditional caution.
He was also placed on the Sex Offenders Register for five years and suspended by the school whilst a police investigation was carried out.
A professional conduct panel meeting hearing was carried out into the incident, chaired by Alan Meyrick, of the Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA).
The panel found Mr Salvage's actions to be calculated and motivated, while there was "evidence that Mr Salvage's actions were deliberate."
It was heard that Salvage's actions accounted for "unacceptable professional conduct and conduct that may bring the profession into disrepute".
They added that the panel was "satisfied that the conduct of Mr Salvage fell significantly short of the standards expected of the profession," as well as him being "guilty of unacceptable professional conduct."
Mr Meyrick added: "The findings of misconduct were serious and the conduct displayed would have a negative impact on the individual’s status as a teacher, potentially damaging the public perception.
"The panel, therefore, found that Mr Salvage's actions constituted conduct that did bring the profession into disrepute."
As a result, Salvage is prohibited from teaching indefinitely and cannot teach in any school, sixth form college, relevant youth accommodation or children's home in England.
He is also not entitled to apply for restoration of his eligibility to teach due to the 'seriousness of the allegations'.
