Ex-teacher 'pushed and restrained' Year 10 pupil

In March 2022, Michael Tattersall, a behaviour support manager, at West Derby School, grabbed a boy known as pupil A, pushed him into an office and restrained him in a chair. The incident was referred to the Teaching Regulation Authority who opened misconduct proceedings on Monday.

Jonathan Storey, on behalf of Mr Tattersall, said his client accepted he had placed his hands on the boy but did not believe it was an inappropriate use of physical force. Mr Storey said in a statement, the former teacher had said he believed he had used the “best cause of action” to protect himself and students.

The hearing was told Mr Tattersall would supervise the school’s isolation room and was able to connect with children. It was said he was “nervous on that particular day” and the Year 10 pupil was “known for volatile and angry outbursts,” having already thrown a textbook at Mr Tattersall. The headteacher said Mr Tattersall was given no specific training for the role, arguing it was a “moot point” to provide training for a situation for something that had never happened before, but all staff received safeguarding training. Describing pupil A, Mrs Graham said he appeared “wide eyed and clearly distressed.”

She described this as seeing “an adult, not in control of himself.” Regarding the threat of pupil A carrying something, the headteacher said: “At no point did he alert us to that.”

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