Publication date: 1 December 2025

A Fitness to Practise Committee of the Education Workforce Council (EWC), sitting remotely on 19 November 2025 has found allegations of ‘unacceptable professional conduct’ and ‘relevant offences’ proved against school learning support worker, Mollie Maralyn Leigh.

The Fitness to Practise Committee found the following allegations proven, that Mrs Leigh:

1. On 30 July 2015, was convicted of driving a motor vehicle on 12 July 2015, after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion of it in her breath, namely 78 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeded the prescribed limit, contrary to section 5(1)(a) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988. As a consequence of this offence, on 14 August 2015, Mrs Leigh was sentenced to a Community Order until 13 May 2016 and required to undertake rehabilitation activity, disqualified from driving for 20 months and fined £100.
2. On 14 August 2015, was convicted of the following offences:
   1. Driving a motor vehicle on 12 July 2015, otherwise than in accordance with a licence authorising Mrs Leigh to drive a motor vehicle of that class, contrary to section 87(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988. As a consequence of this offence, Mrs Leigh received no separate penalty and had her driving licence endorsed
   2. On 12 July 2015, without the consent of the owner or other lawful authority, Mrs Leigh took a mechanically propelled vehicle for the use of herself or another and before it was recovered, damage of less than £5000 was caused to the vehicle, contrary to section 12A of the Theft Act 1968. An additional aggravating factor was that Mrs Leigh was intoxicated. As a consequence of this offence, Mrs Leigh wase sentenced to a Community Order until 13 May 2016 and required to undertake rehabilitation activity, and disqualified from driving for 20 months
   3. Using a vehicle on 12 July 2015, when there was not in force in relation to that use such a policy of insurance or such a security in respect of third party risks, contrary to section 143 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and Schedule 2 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988. As a consequence of this offence, Mrs Leigh received no separate penalty and had your driving licence endorsed
3. On 6 August 2024, was convicted of driving a motor vehicle on 13 July 2024, after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion of it in her breath, namely 72 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeded the prescribed limit, contrary to section 5(1)(1)(a) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988. As a consequence of this offence, Mrs Leigh was sentenced to a Community Order until 5 August 2025 and required to undertake rehabilitation activity, unpaid work and disqualified from driving for 40 months.
4. In her application for registration with the Education Workforce Council (EWC) dated 31 March 2025, Mrs Leigh did not declare to the EWC the convictions outlined in paragraphs 1 -3 above.  

Having made these findings, the Committee determined that Mrs Leigh’s conduct at paragraph 4 above was dishonest and demonstrated a lack of integrity.

The Fitness to Practise Committee imposed a Suspension Order (without conditions) on Mrs Leigh’s registration as a school learning support worker for a period of 18 months (from 19 November 2025 until 19 May 2027). As such, Mrs Leigh will not be able to work as a registered person (school learning support worker) in a maintained school or non-maintained special school in Wales for the period of the Order.

Mrs Leigh has a right of appeal to High Court within 28 days.