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Teacher Banned for Inappropriate Conduct with Student

2/18/2026

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Peter Ledwidge, a religious studies teacher at Anglo European School in Essex, has been banned from teaching indefinitely for inappropriate conduct.
He sent sexually motivated emails to a student and gave her unwanted gifts, including stockings with her face on them.
Ledwidge secretly filmed students for a book character.
A May 2021 report led to a police investigation and Ledwidge’s arrest, with no charges pursued and no appeal allowed.

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Story summary

Peter Ledwidge, a religious studies teacher at Anglo European School in Essex, has been banned from teaching indefinitely for inappropriate conduct.
He sent sexually motivated emails to a student and gave her unwanted gifts, including stockings with her face on them.
Ledwidge secretly filmed students for a book character.
A May 2021 report led to a police investigation and Ledwidge’s arrest, with no charges pursued and no appeal allowed.