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The primary school teacher has been banned from the job after being investigated by a professional conduct panel for carrying out the ‘crudely executed fraud’.
Claudia Malley was studying for a Primary Education with Qualified Teacher Status degree at the University of Chester. In September 2018, Ms Malley started work as an unqualified teacher at St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School in Standishgate, Wigan, while finishing her studies.
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