A maths teacher who posed as a 13-year-old girl to falsely accuse her former headmaster of sexual abuse after she was sacked has been banned from teaching.

Vengeful Eleri Edwards, 32, made false allegations about veteran headteacher Tudur Williams after she was sacked from the Ysgol Ardudwy school in Harlech, North Wales, for what he said was 'professional incompetence'.

She had made 10 separate allegations to the child protection charity, claiming she was a young pupil at the school, who was being sexually abused by the innocent Mr Williams.

Maths teacher Eleri Edwards, 32, (left) who posed as a 13-year-old girl to falsely accuse her former headmaster Tudur Williams (right) of sexual abuse after she was sacked has been banned from teaching

Innocent Mr Williams was 'devastated' when Maths teacher Edwards told Childline she was a schoolgirl who had been 'inappropriately touched' by the head in the string of false claims to the charity website.

He was even interviewed by police - but their investigation led to officers believing the report was a hoax.

Detectives then traced the IP address the reports had been sent from, and arrested Edwards, who was later released with a caution.

Edwards made 10 separate allegations to the child protection charity, claiming she was a young pupil at the Ysgol Ardudwy school in Harlech, North Wales, (pictured) who was being abused by the innocent Mr Williams

Edwards pleaded with the disciplinary panel of the General Teaching Council for Wales to allow her continue teaching - saying she blamed her estranged husband for the bogus allegations.

'Teaching has been more than a career for me, its my way of life as well,' she said.

'I've no reason to lie. I was a good teacher and I'm honest.

'I apologise to Tudur Williams. He continued to work after the allegations which makes him a credit to his profession,' she added.

Presiding officer Louise Price said the hoax allegations were 'a serious matter' which could have impacted on both Mr Williams' career and his personal life.

'It was a deliberate act to cause him to suffer anxiety, and her actions showed a lack of regard to the seriousness of abuse to pupils,' she said.

Edwards (pictured) said she apologised to Mr Williams, and described him as a 'credit to his profession'

'It also showed a lack of regard towards Childline, whose operators could have used the time to help vulnerable children.'

The hearing was told that Edwards, who taught under the name Eleri Roberts, was employed at a high school 55 miles away at Llanidloes, Powys, when she made the bogus call. She has since left the school.

Richard Parry Jones, Chair of the professional conduct committee of the Education Workforce Council, told Edwards she would be struck off as a registered teacher indefinitely after her 'serious and deliberate' actions.

'The nature of her conduct was too serious to consider a temporary order,' he said.

'On an number of occasions she made false allegations against a colleague. It could hav caused significant damage to the colleague's professional career and his personal life.

'She has failed to act with honesty or integrity, and her conduct has breached key principles set out for registered teachers.

'The only sanction which we feel can be justified is a prohibition order.'

Speaking after the hearing, Mr Williams said Edwards had worked at the school as a maths teacher, but was dismissed from her post in 2012.

Edwards (pictured) pleaded with the disciplinary panel of the General Teaching Council for Wales to allow her continue teaching

Edwards, who taught under the name Eleri Roberts, was employed at a high school 55 miles away at Llanidloes, Powys, when she made the bogus call. She has since left that school (pictured)

'She obviously decided to try to take her revenge on me personally,' he said.

'What she did was inexcusable and could have had a devastating effect on me personally and my career. '

He added: 'I am grateful to North Wales Police who investigated the matter thoroughly and were able to bring her to justice.'