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| Aylesbury teacher given four-year ban for grabbing pupils | Aylesbury teacher given four-year ban for grabbing pupils |
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| Joyce Miller told police she felt "out of her depth" at William Harding School | Joyce Miller told police she felt "out of her depth" at William Harding School |
| A supply teacher who grabbed or pushed four primary school pupils has been banned from the profession. | A supply teacher who grabbed or pushed four primary school pupils has been banned from the profession. |
| Joyce Miller admitted she "lost control" while teaching a Year 4 class at William Harding School in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, in October 2022. | Joyce Miller admitted she "lost control" while teaching a Year 4 class at William Harding School in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, in October 2022. |
| She accepted a police caution for common assault and has since retired, a professional conduct panel heard. | She accepted a police caution for common assault and has since retired, a professional conduct panel heard. |
| It said Mrs Miller would be banned from teaching and could apply in 2028 to have the prohibition order set aside. | It said Mrs Miller would be banned from teaching and could apply in 2028 to have the prohibition order set aside. |
| The panel heard she had twice grabbed the same pupil by the shoulder or arm to prevent them walking around the classroom. | The panel heard she had twice grabbed the same pupil by the shoulder or arm to prevent them walking around the classroom. |
| On the same day, she grabbed another child by the shoulders to guide them from the cloakroom, and on a second occasion had grabbed the back of their neck to do the same. | On the same day, she grabbed another child by the shoulders to guide them from the cloakroom, and on a second occasion had grabbed the back of their neck to do the same. |
| A third child was pushed in the back, to return them to their seat when they had refused to do so, the panel was told. | A third child was pushed in the back, to return them to their seat when they had refused to do so, the panel was told. |
| She later grabbed a fourth pupil by the arm to make them leave an area of classroom when they refused, and pushed them back to their seat. | She later grabbed a fourth pupil by the arm to make them leave an area of classroom when they refused, and pushed them back to their seat. |
| In a police interview, the teacher of 24 years accepted what had happened and apologised. | In a police interview, the teacher of 24 years accepted what had happened and apologised. |
| "She described that she felt out of her depth and that she was struggling to manage the pupils and just lost control," the panel heard. | "She described that she felt out of her depth and that she was struggling to manage the pupils and just lost control," the panel heard. |
| It said her inappropriate conduct was directed towards four different pupils, so could not be considered "a mere temporary lapse". | It said her inappropriate conduct was directed towards four different pupils, so could not be considered "a mere temporary lapse". |
| "There was no evidence before the panel which suggested physical intervention was necessary or reasonable in the circumstances," it added. | "There was no evidence before the panel which suggested physical intervention was necessary or reasonable in the circumstances," it added. |
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