A former teacher, who was dismissed from a prestigious £35,000-a-year boarding school for engaging in a sexual act with a minor, has been spotted at a Barbie-themed school gathering.
At the time of the incident, Beverley Dunnage, 52, held the position of head of Year 8 at St George’s, a private girls’ school in Ascot. In May 2024, she allegedly encouraged a boy to participate in sexual activity.
The encounter was captured by a witness and subsequently reported to the authorities. As a result, Dunnage was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison in December 2024, and she received a lifetime ban from teaching.
Recently, a photo surfaced showing the former Boarding Housemistress dressed in a light pink jacket, a silver sequin top, and heart-shaped sunglasses at a school event.
Ms. Dunnage joined the esteemed Berkshire boarding school in January 2023 but was arrested and terminated from her position in July 2024.
She confessed to two charges of sexual activity with a minor at Taunton Crown Court.
The Teaching Regulation Agency found the allegations raised against the teacher to be proved, and as such, Ms Dunnage was in breach of several teaching standards, including ‘having regard for the need to safeguard pupils’ well-being’.
Carlo Lygo, who chaired the hearing, noted that although ‘the offence occurred outside of a school setting’ her actions were ‘relevant to teaching, working with children and/or working in an education setting’.
‘Ms Dunnage had engaged in sexual activity with a [REDACTED]-year old boy,’ he said.
Beverley Jane Dunnage, 52, (pictured) was struck off from teaching for life after being caught having on video having sexual activity with a boy after they drunk alcohol together
The Head of Year 8 teacher was arrested and sacked from the £30,000-a-year boarding school before she was charged with two counts of sexual activity with a child
The Boarding Housemistress for Upper Sixth at St George’s School in Ascot, Berkshire (pictured) was sentenced to 45 months imprisonment at Taunton Crown Court last year
‘The panel took the view that this was a serious offence involving a child leading to a term of imprisonment.’
Emails noting Ms Dunnage’s previous ‘impeccable’ character were also taken into account, as well as the restrictions on her ability to provide evidence due to her imprisonment.
The teacher’s evidence, read by the panel, also said she committed the offences following an argument which had left her distraught and not thinking clearly.
The 52-year-old had also been undergoing counselling, according to an email she sent to the presenting officer on August 11, 2025.
She also admitted to the panel that she was convicted at Taunton Crown Court for two counts of sexual activity with a child.
Banning her for life, Stuart Blomfield, for the education secretary, underlined: ‘In light of the panel’s findings against Ms Dunnage, which involved engaging in sexual activity with a child [REDACTED], there was a strong public interest consideration in the protection of pupils and other members of the public. Her actions raised obvious and significant public and child protection concerns.
‘Ms Dunnage’s conduct found proven significantly outweighed any public interest in retaining her as a teacher.
‘The panel considered that the adverse public interest considerations above outweighed any interest in retaining Ms Dunnage in the profession, since her behaviour fundamentally breached the standard of conduct expected of a teacher, and she sought to exploit her position of trust.
‘There was evidence that Ms Dunnage’s actions were deliberate even though she had consumed alcohol at the time.’
The panel had also considered Ms Dunnage’s handwritten note and a letter in which she accepted that she would ‘never be able to teach again’.
Another factor in the ban was ‘the severity of Ms Dunnage’s conduct and the impact that this continued to have on the victim’.
A St George’s Ascot spokesperson told the Daily Mail: ‘Ms Dunnage no longer works at the school and we have no comment other than to note that the matter has no connection to the school or its pupils.’
