Teacher went from Olympic hopeful to 'moment of madness'

A one-time Olympic martial arts hopeful turned school teacher who was widely praised for his coaching and professionalism faces being banned from the profession.

Three years ago, with GCSE exams suspended owing to the coronavirus pandemic, grades for year 11 students were informed by internal testing and teachers' marks. A teacher regulation agency was told last week how a boy, known only as pupil A, was expected to achieve relatively standard grades. Concerns were first raised by three teachers independently who identified pupil A’s exam marks as "extraordinarily high", and said answers were similar to those within the documents made available to staff only. Richard Spedding, the school’s head of physics, brought the matter to the attention of leadership.

The hearings were told the former teacher - who resigned in May 2021 - initially lied as he was “terrified” of the situation. Pupil A’s results on the three tests were ultimately disregarded for his final GCSE mark. Presenting officer Shannon O’Connor said Mr Lowery had “deliberately and knowingly” given pupil A the answers and there was “no doubt” he knew his actions were dishonest. Ms O’Connor argued Mr Lowery’s behaviour had gone against the “basic moral activity expected from teachers.”

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