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Teacher Banned for Indecent Images During School Hours

4/18/2026

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Benjamin Lillicrap, a science teacher at The Abbey School in Faversham, Kent, has been banned from teaching after admitting to taking indecent images of himself during school hours.
The images were discovered during a police investigation in November 2023.
He was suspended and later dismissed for gross misconduct in February 2024.
A professional conduct panel found his actions inappropriate and a violation of student safety, concluding the behavior could bring the teaching profession into disrepute and resulting in an indefinite ban.

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Story summary

Benjamin Lillicrap, a science teacher at The Abbey School in Faversham, Kent, has been banned from teaching after admitting to taking indecent images of himself during school hours.
The images were discovered during a police investigation in November 2023.
He was suspended and later dismissed for gross misconduct in February 2024.
A professional conduct panel found his actions inappropriate and a violation of student safety, concluding the behavior could bring the teaching profession into disrepute and resulting in an indefinite ban.