Teacher admits inappropriate behaviour after exchanging 1,000 emails with pupil
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- walesonline.co.ukseen 15 Oct, 15:55headline rewritten
Teacher admits inappropriate behaviour after sending 1,000 emails to pupilTeacher admits inappropriate behaviour after exchanging 1,000 emails with pupil
Mon, 12 October 2026Tue, 13 October 2026
What it is about
Gareth DaviesKate OlsenPatrick DevineLuke LambournePhilip DixonEquity FoundationWelsh DepartmentCouncil WalesGwent, United Kingdom (General), United KingdomAbertillery, Blaenau Gwent, United KingdomWorkforce Council Wales
Who published it, and when
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walesonline.co.uk
12 Oct, 15:13over 28 hours13 Oct, 18:54
How it spread - 2 original reports
Mon, 12 October 2026
1 report- walesonline.co.uk15:13first to reportedited after publishing
previously
Teacher admits inappropriate behaviour after sending 1,000 emails to pupilWelsh teacher Patrick Devine and a year 11 pupil at Abertillery Learning Community exchanged more than 1,000 emails, a professional standards panel has heard.
Tue, 13 October 2026
1 report- walesonline.co.uk18:54
Patrick Devine also discussed alcohol, details of his personal life and other staff with a GCSE pupil in a series of emails which have seen him brought before a professional standards panel.