Publication date: 30 January 2025

A Fitness to Practise Committee of the Education Workforce Council (EWC), sitting remotely on 21 – 23 January 2025, has found allegations of ‘unacceptable professional conduct’ and a ‘relevant offence’ proved against school teacher, Danielle Louise Fleming.  

The Committee found the following allegations proven, that:

1. whilst employed as a Director of Learning at Maesteg Comprehensive School, Mrs Fleming, on 4 May 2023, attended the workplace and was under the influence of alcohol and/or consumed alcohol whilst on school premises.

2. on 26 February 2024, Mrs Fleming was convicted of driving a motor vehicle, after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion of it in her breath, namely 108 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeded the prescribed limit, contrary to section 5 (1) (a) Road Traffic Act 1988.

The Fitness to Practise Committee imposed a Suspension Order (with conditions) on Mrs Fleming’s registration as a school teacher for a period of 4 months, which specifies conditions upon her registration.

This Order is effective immediately. The conditions will only become effective should Mrs Fleming re-register with the EWC.

As such, Mrs Fleming will not be able to work as a school teacher in a maintained school or non-maintained special school in Wales for the period of the suspension.

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