History teacher, 46, who met William and Kate during an official visit is banned from the classroom after sending ‘aggressively sexual’ text messages to male grammar school pupil

• Mother-of-three Lindsey Bauer, 46, admitted she had ‘abused position of trust’
• The former head of history had met the Royals when they visited Tresco in 2016 

A former grammar school teacher who once met the Prince and Princess of Wales seven years ago has been banned over ‘sexually motivated’ texts to a pupil.

Mother-of-three Lindsey Bauer, 46, admitted to the Teaching Regulation Agency she had ‘abused her position of trust’.

Then history teacher Ms Bauer met William and Kate in Tresco back in 2016 and appears to be talking to the Princess in a picture shared publicly on social media at the time.

The professional conduct hearing was held in private back in April 2022, but the result was published on Thursday.

It found Ms Bauer had made ‘inappropriate communications with the pupil which the panel concluded was sexually motivated’.

Mother-of-three Lindsey Bauer, 46, admitted she had ‘abused position of trust’ by actions

The former head of history had met Royals William and Kate when they visited Tresco in 2016

The Secretary of State approved a decision she should be banned from teaching in any school, sixth form college, relevant youth accommodation or children’s home in England.

She had taught history and geography at posh Colyton Grammar School, Devon, and in 2019, she was Head of History, The Sun reported.

Three allegations had been laid against Ms Bauer and she admitted two of them.

She confessed to failing to maintain appropriate professional boundaries with a student and ‘abused her position of trust by encouraging the student in activity which was viewed to be sexual in nature’.

Three allegations had been laid against Ms Bauer and she admitted two of them, with another judged proved by the panel

Ms Bauer taught history and geography at posh Colyton Grammar School, Devon, and in 2019, she was Head of History

Ms Bauer had denied that this was ‘sexually motivated’ but the TRA found it to be true.

The agency panel said: ‘After considering all the evidence before it, the Panel found that all allegations were proven.

‘The Panel then went on to make findings that Ms Bauer was guilty of unacceptable professional conduct and conduct that may bring the profession into disrepute, namely that Ms Bauer failed to maintain appropriate professional boundaries with a pupil at a secondary school and abused her position of trust, which included engaging in inappropriate communications with the pupil which the Panel concluded was sexually motivated.

‘The Panel was of the view that prohibition was both proportionate and appropriate. The Panel decided that the public interest considerations outweighed the interests of Ms Bauer.

The TRA said Ms Bauer’s actions were sexually motivated and banned her from the classroom

‘The fact that Ms Bauer’s actions were sexually motivated was a significant factor in forming that opinion.

‘Accordingly, the panel made a recommendation to the Secretary of State that a prohibition order should be imposed with immediate effect. The Panel further recommended that Ms Bauer should be able to apply for a review of the prohibition order after a period of 5 years.’

A Colyton Grammar School spokesperson said: ‘Following a timely investigation instigated by us in line with our commitment to the wellbeing and safeguarding of our students, we can confirm that a former employee has received a prohibition order from the TRA.’ 

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