Williams, who teaches at a different school, was soon exonerated

A teacher posed as a 13-year-old girl and lied to ChildLine that a headmaster had groped her in an attempt to smear him.

Maths teacher Eleri Edwards, 32, made the claim about a veteran headteacher in a call to the charity, and now faces losing her job.

Edwards, who teachers in Llanidloes, Powys, spun the tale about Tudur Williams, the headteacher of a completely separate school.

Malicious claims: Maths teacher Eleri Edwards, 32, (left) called ClildLine pretending to be an abused schoolgirl in the hope of implication Tudur Williams (right)

Mystery: A disciplinary hearing decided whether Edwards will be struck off has yet to hear any motivation for the malicious calls

Mr Williams, who has led the Ysgol Ardudwy school in Harlech, North Wales, for years, was soon exonerated.

But Edwards is now facing a disciplinary hearing, which could see her lose her job. She did not attend the hearing on Tuesday at which officials heard allegations about her malicious call - which they decided were true.

Nobody could offer an explanation for Edwards' actions, and it remains unclear whether she even knew Mr Williams, whose school is 55 miles from her home.

Head's school: Mr Williams is the leader of Ysgol Ardudwy school in Harlech, North Wales - nowhere near Edwards's home

The General Teaching Council for Wales heard that she adopted the identity of a 13-year-old to make the claims, though they did not specify whether the girl was an actual pupil at the school or a character she invented.

Despite her absence - due to ill health - presiding officer Louise Price told a professional conduct hearing: 'You have been guilty of unacceptable professional conduct whilst employed as a teacher.

'Between 12 November and 15 November 2013 you posed as a 13-year-old female pupil to make a false report to ChildLine that the head teacher had inappropriately touched you.

'You received a caution from police on 4 March 2014 for an offence of causing a message to be sent for the purpose of causing annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety.'

Her school: Edwards taught maths at Llanidloes - but now faces being struck off at an unprofessional conduct hearing

Committee chairman Richard Parry Jones said the allegations against Miss Edwards had been proved.

He said: 'These facts do amount to unacceptable professional conduct.'

The hearing heard that Edwards has been asked to send in a written statement to defend herself if she can't defend her actions in person.

Mr Williams, the veteran head of the 700-pupil school, declined to comment after the hearing.



