Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleJoe Wilson called in sick to work, then flew to Portugal instead (Getty/iStock)A Year 6 teacher, Joe Wilson, faked illness to attend a friend's stag do in Portugal in May 2023, a tribunal has found.He informed Listerdale Junior Academy in Rotherham that he was sick for two days, but a staff member raised alarm after seeing a photo posted online of him at an airport holding a pint. Mr Wilson later admitted to the Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) that he had falsified his sickness absence. To hide his trip, he removed pages from his passport, which was discovered during an investigation by the school. The tribunal found his actions dishonest and lacking integrity, but decided against a teaching prohibition order, instead opting to publish the findings. In fullTeacher faked sick day for Portugal stag do then ripped out passport pages to hide tripThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Teacher who faked ‘sickie’ caught out by airport photo of him holding pint
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleJoe Wilson called in sick to work, then flew to Portugal instead (Getty/iStock)A Year 6 teacher, Joe Wilson, faked illness to attend a friend's stag do in Portugal in May 2023, a tribunal has found.He informed Listerdale Junior Academy in Rotherham that he was sick for two days, but a staff member raised alarm after seeing a photo posted online of him at an airport holding a pint. Mr Wilson later admitted to the Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) that he had falsified his sickness absence. To hide his trip, he removed pages from his passport, which was discovered during an investigation by the school. The tribunal found his actions dishonest and lacking integrity, but decided against a teaching prohibition order, instead opting to publish the findings. In fullTeacher faked sick day for Portugal stag do then ripped out passport pages to hide tripThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
