Gavin Dunsmuir is currently being investigated by Scotland’s teaching watchdog over allegations that he formed an inappropriate relationship with a student while she was still at school (Picture: Deadline News)

A teacher is believed to be ‘expecting a child’ with a former pupil from the same school he taught at.

Gavin Dunsmuir is being investigated by Scotland’s teaching watchdog over allegations that he ‘formed an inappropriate relationship’ with the student while she was 17.

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The 46-year-old was teaching at Largs Academy in North Ayrshire when he met Megan Reid, now 20.

Suspicions were raised about their relationship when the pair were spotted in a pub ‘looking like a couple’ by an off-duty teacher.


Gavin’s wife at the time, Shona Dunsmuir, suspected that something was going on and says she was told by their young daughter: ‘Mummy, do you know that daddy has a new girlfriend?’



Giving evidence at a hearing with the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) in Edinburgh last week, Mrs Dunsmuir said that Miss Reid is now eight-months pregnant and the couple are currently living together.

The teacher allegedly began a relationship with Megan Reid when she was still a pupil at his school, aged 17 (Picture: Deadline News)

She said: ‘I believe the relationship did go further than Gavin being just a mentor as I was informed by one of his colleagues that they were spending a lot of time together during lunchtimes.

‘Gavin denies being in an adult relationship with her at the time but as they are still together and she is eight months pregnant with his child, I find this hard to believe.

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‘Days after we had left the house (for no apparent reason) he went to stay at his mum’s and asked if he could see our daughter.

‘I agreed as I did not suspect anything was going on with anyone at this time until my daughter returned and asked me “mummy, do you know that my daddy has got a new girlfriend?”.

‘My daughter told me that when I drove away after dropping her at her grans to see her dad that the girl had been hiding in the bedroom upstairs and when my daughter walked into the room she shouted “surprise”.’

The hearing, which began on Tuesday, will see the GTCS panel decide whether Mr Dunsmuir’s fitness to teach is impaired.

Megan pictured with Gavin in 2015 when the relationship allegedly began (Picture: Deadline News)

Mr Dunsmuir did not attend the hearing last week and did not request legal representation on his behalf.

The allegations state that the ‘inappropriate relationship’ unfolded between March 2015 and August 2015.

Giving evidence this week, Lynsey Muir, a PE teacher at Largs Academy since 2001, told the panel that she ran into Mr Dunsmuir and a group of pupils at the Lounge public house in Largs.

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She said: ‘Gavin came into the pub with pupil A and several other pupils. There were four or five in total.

‘I was with a group of probationary teachers and I told them I had to leave. I felt really uncomfortable. Their body language was close, turning to each other.’

Also giving evidence at the hearing was Alan Leishman, a Chemistry teacher at Largs Academy from 2002.

He was best friends with Mr Dunsmuir during their time at the school together, and even attended his wedding.

He said: ‘I felt pupil A and Gavin developed a relationship. I saw them on exam day, she had been at his house but I didn’t ask why.



‘I recall him saying the pupil went as a surprise for his daughter.

‘Pupil A got on well with his daughter. He said he was going to use her as a babysitter.

‘I asked Gavin if anything was going on and he said “no”.’

Mr Leishman also told the panel that Mr Dunsmuir’s wife had told him the teacher and pupil were having a relationship.

North Ayrshire Council confirmed that Mr Dunsmuir is no longer working for them.

He is still currently registered as an RE teacher on the GTCS website.

The hearing adjourned on Wednesday.