Ban for teacher who told pupils about drunken night

Ban for teacher who told pupils about drunken night53 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleDawn LimbuWest of EnglandGettyNatasha Blackmore told pupils about a drunken hen nightA teacher who told pupils about her private life, including relationships and drunken nights out, has been banned by a watchdog. Natasha Blackmore, 36, who was head of design technology at Westfield Academy secondary in Yeovil, Somerset, shared inappropriate details about her social life, a Professional Conduct Panel of the Teaching Regulation Agency heard.She also showed pupils texts in which she had described another person in derogatory terms, and told them she had been smoking, drinking and vaping on a hen night.Blackmore admitted unacceptable professional conduct and/or conduct that may bring the profession into disrepute, and failing to maintain professional boundaries, on 24 March.The report says up to five students would go to see Blackmore during breaks and lunchtimes at the school, and one pupil said the teacher saw them as friends, not students.The panel found she disclosed "significant inappropriate details" about her personal life to pupils; spent excessive time with pupils; exchanged messages with pupils on social media group chats and arranged a meeting with pupils during school holidays.More from Somerset'I jump in the sea to refresh my brain': How remote workers are boosting coastal towns'Banshee' screams and chilling handprints in one of UK's 'most haunted woods'Tributes paid to 'trailblazing' former chairwomanDuring an investigation by the school, one student, referred to as Pupil A, said Blackmore had invited the group to meet her dog in the school holidays.She also said the teacher had told them that she went on a hen do and "got really drunk and she was vaping and smoking".Pupil A stated she had thought it was all fine in the beginning, but it had developed into "some kind of weird relationship...