A TEACHER allegedly dragged a vulnerable pupil along the floor by her wrist.

Rachel Wadsworth is accused of leaving the youngster "terrified" and others in tears following the incident at Carstairs Junction Primary School in South Lanarkshire.

Miss Wadsworth is said to have pulled the girl, who had special educational needs, across the floor in December 2017.

She is also alleged to have dragged the same student back into her classroom by her leg on a separate occasion in September 2017.

And in November 2017, the primary school is accused of making the same pupil sit in a seat she had urinated on.

Miss Wadsworth is now being investigated over the claims and faces being struck off.

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She this week appeared in front of the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) panel.

Pamela Dougall, a support teacher from the school, gave evidence at the hearing and said she was left in tears after witnessing the incident.

Mrs Dougall said: "I witnessed Miss Wadsworth dragging Pupil A back along the floor back to the classroom.

"Her [Pupil A] tummy was on the floor, she looked terrified.

"I put my hands on my head and said 'you can’t do that'.

"I asked Pupil A if she was alright, she put her thumbs up.

"I was in a state of shock, every time I saw Pupil A that day I cried."

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She went on to describe her working relationship with Miss Wadsworth as "difficult" and "got the feeling that she did not want anyone in the class".

"When I was working with Miss Wadsworth I felt I couldn’t do my job properly as she didn’t trust me," she added.

Another support teacher, Jacqueline Steele, who was working in a class nearby, said she had been helping kids finish their work at 1pm on December 1 when she saw Pupil running past the classroom door.

"She stopped at the double doors [fire exit] and Miss Wadsworth ran up and grabbed Pupil A’s arm in quite a forceful manner," she said.

"Her tugging knocked Pupil A off her balance and she was walking too fast for her to keep up.

"I put my hands on my head. It was the first time I saw her look frightened.

“[When Mrs Steele entered Pupil A’s classroom] Pupil A was on the floor at the door, it was quite manic and Miss Wadsworth did not have any control of the class.

"For me it was a child protection issue."

'FRIGHTENED'

She continued: "That afternoon Pupil A was not herself and was not smiling.

"You could see if she looked sad, I was able to tell when she wasn’t happy."

A third support teacher at Carstairs Junction Primary, Michelle Gold, who worked with the class before Miss Wadsworth claimed she ignored her advice when it came to keeping the children safe and happy.

Miss Gold, who has worked in the field for 13 years, told the GTCS panel: "The first week with Miss Wadsworth went well. She asked for the support staff’s guidance because we knew the children.

"I advised her to keep things simple and not to change many things. The children have a routine and don’t like change.

"The second week she changed things, she changed the seating arrangements. She wouldn’t take my advice."

She went on to describe how Mrs Dougall went out to get Pupil A when Miss Wadsworth "stormed" into the class – and how she came back with her "arounds around her neck".

"She was clinging onto me a lot. It was unusual for Pupil A to display this behaviour; she was normally smiley," Miss Gold added.

"She continued to be clingy for the rest of the day."

I was in a state of shock, every time I saw Pupil A that day I cried.

The alleged urine incident happened at the school nativity when Miss Wadsworth put on a DVD for Pupil A to watch with Pupil D.

Pupil A is said to have "swiped cards from the floor" before Miss Wadsworth shouted "no, I just put those in order", the hearing heard.

The schoolgirl tried to swipe the cards a second and third time before Miss Wadsworth allegedly grabbed both of her arms and pushed her back into her chair.

Miss Gold said: "Her head went back like she wasn’t expecting it.

"Miss Wadsworth said to me ‘Pupil A just scratched my face, did you see it?’

"Pupil A had wet herself and there was urine on her chair."

She then sat in her soiled clothes for three and a half minutes while Miss Wadsworth went to fetch help.

Claire Rafferty, representing Miss Wadsworth, refuted the claims.

The hearing continues.

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