For the latest Tameside news sign up to the MyTameside newsletter here A former primary school headteacher who was well-respected by her peers has been struck off after drinking vodka and orange at work.
Jane Woolfenden admitted sneaking a bottle of vodka into her handbag from her car boot and bringing it inside Lyndhurst Community Primary School, in Dukinfield.
A colleague claimed to have spotted the bottle of vodka after knocking the handbag over, which Mrs Woolfenden admitted drinking with orange juice on a lunch break.
Following a recent conduct hearing, the 55-year-old has now been banned from teaching at all schools, sixth form colleges, youth accommodation and children's homes in England.
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