Teacher barred for sending former pupil money and for buying food for students

Roger Towersey was a geography teacher at Ditton Park Academy (Picture: Google)

A teacher who sent £500 to a former pupil and spent around £1,000 on fast food for vulnerable students has been barred from the profession.

Roger Towersey, who taught at Ditton Park Academy in Slough, Berkshire, accepted he had sent a former pupil multiple payments and social media messages.

The geography teacher also admitted ordering fast food for two other pupils, with whom he had spent time alone...