Publication date: 23 April 2025

A Fitness to Practise Committee of the Education Workforce Council (EWC), sitting remotely on 10 April 2025, has found allegations of a relevant offence proved against school learning support worker, Mark Peter Casey.   

The Committee found the following allegations proven, that Mr Casey:

• On 5 March 2024, was convicted of assault by beating, contrary to section 39 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988

The committee found the proven conviction amounted to a relevant offence.

The Fitness to Practise Committee imposed a Suspension Order (with conditions) on Mr Casey’s registration as a school learning support worker for a period of two years (from 10 April 2025 to 10 April 2027), provided that he meets the conditions specified within this timeframe.  

As such, Mr Casey will not be able to work as a school learning support worker in a maintained school or non-maintained special school in Wales for the period of the order.

Mr Casey has a right of appeal to High Court within 28 days.