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PE Teacher Banned for Accepting £20,000 Cannabis Package

2/25/2026

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The Teaching Regulation Agency banned Joseph Allen, Trinity High School PE teacher in Redditch, from teaching for six years after he agreed to receive a £20,000 cannabis package for a drug dealer.
In October 2022, police cautioned him after the parcel was intercepted.
He initially misled the school, then admitted to police that he agreed to the delivery, and the agency noted limited remorse and a lack of insight.

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The Teaching Regulation Agency banned Joseph Allen, Trinity High School PE teacher in Redditch, from teaching for six years after he agreed to receive a £20,000 cannabis package for a drug dealer.
In October 2022, police cautioned him after the parcel was intercepted.
He initially misled the school, then admitted to police that he agreed to the delivery, and the agency noted limited remorse and a lack of insight.