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Principal and Business Manager Banned After Unregistered School Conviction

4/13/2026

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Patricia Ekhuemelo, the principal, and Sylvia Sams, the business manager, were banned from teaching after misconduct hearings at The Lambs Christian School in Birmingham.
They were convicted in 2024 for running an unregistered school.
Inspectors found 26 pupils taught at the site in February 2024, despite removal from the register in 2023.
The Teaching Regulation Agency deemed the bans necessary to uphold standards.
They have 28 days to appeal.

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Story summary

Patricia Ekhuemelo, the principal, and Sylvia Sams, the business manager, were banned from teaching after misconduct hearings at The Lambs Christian School in Birmingham.
They were convicted in 2024 for running an unregistered school.
Inspectors found 26 pupils taught at the site in February 2024, despite removal from the register in 2023.
The Teaching Regulation Agency deemed the bans necessary to uphold standards.
They have 28 days to appeal.