Schoolteacher banned from profession

A school teacher who had sex with a pupil and pretended to be a teenage boy on Snapchat to befriend young girls has been banned from the profession.

Alexander Webb was jailed last year, having admitted a six-month relationship with the student, engaging in sexual communication and making indecent images.

The Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) heard 39,400 messages were found relating to the student. About 5,000 Snapchat contacts were also recovered which included pupils from the school. 

It recommended a lifetime ban with no review was "proportionate".