Alexander Webb

Introduction

Alexander Webb was a teacher at a school in Stafford. On 5 December 2024 he pleaded guilty to and was convicted of fourteen offences against children: six counts of sexual activity with a child, three counts of sexual communication with a child and five counts of making indecent photographs of a child. The offending centred on a sexual relationship with a pupil at his school lasting approximately six months. In June 2026 a Teaching Regulation Agency panel accepted the convictions as conclusive proof of a relevant offence and he was banned from teaching for life, with no review period.

Background Information

The school, named only in redacted form in the published decision, employed Webb from 1 September 2018. On 28 May 2021 a referral was made to the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub alleging a pupil was in a sexual relationship with Webb, and he was arrested and interviewed by police the same day; he was interviewed a second time on 6 February 2023.

The school’s disciplinary hearing minutes, cited in the TRA decision, recorded Webb expressing remorse and apologising for bringing the school into disrepute. A notice of proceedings dated 11 February 2026 alleged a conviction of a relevant offence; Webb responded the next day, admitting the facts of allegations 1(a), 1(b) and 1(c). No witnesses gave oral evidence; the panel decided the case on documents including the Stafford Crown Court certificate of conviction and a police report.

The Controversy or Incident That Led to Their Cancellation

Adjudicated vs. alleged. Alexander Webb was convicted by a criminal court, and his convictions are matters of court record accepted by the TRA panel as conclusive proof; nothing in this section is an unadjudicated allegation. He admitted the facts by entering a guilty plea in the criminal proceedings at the earliest opportunity and admitting them again in his response to the notice of proceedings.

On 5 December 2024, Webb pleaded guilty to and was convicted of:

• six counts of sexual activity with a child;
• three counts of sexual communication with a child; and
• five counts of making indecent photographs of a child.

The conduct took place “over a sustained period, with the sexual relationship with a pupil lasting approximately six months”, accompanied by “approximately 39,400 messages exchanged with that pupil”. The original communications with the pupil were carried out via their school email accounts. Webb also maintained around 5,000 Snapchat contacts, which included pupils from the school.

The police report also detailed that Webb set up a Snapchat account “which he used to befriend teenage girls to engage in sexualised conversations whilst purporting to be a teenage boy”. On 13 February 2025 he was sentenced at Stafford Crown Court to 5 years and 7 months’ imprisonment, the counts to run concurrently. He was also placed on the Sex Offenders Register for life, made subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order for 10 years and a Restraining Order for 10 years.

Public Reaction and Consequences

The panel treated the certificate of conviction as conclusive proof, found no exceptional circumstances, and found allegations 1(a), 1(b) and 1(c) proved. It held Webb in breach of the Teachers’ Standards, including treating pupils with dignity, observing proper professional boundaries, and safeguarding pupils’ well-being. His behaviour “would be regarded as wholly unacceptable by members of the public”; he “was in a position of trust and fundamentally breached that trust”, and his imprisonment was “indicative of the seriousness of the offences committed”.

The panel found “no plausible basis” on which the conduct could be characterised as anything other than deliberate, and no evidence that Webb acted under extreme duress. It weighed his guilty plea at the earliest opportunity, the “deep amount of regret and remorse” he expressed in his police interview, and his written statement that he had to live with his conduct each day and “even more so I am sure those affected do also”. Those references did not outweigh the seriousness of the behaviour: the panel was “particularly concerned that Mr Webb had pursued a six month long sexual relationship with a pupil” in a position of trust, showing “a complete disregard for the safeguarding and wellbeing of pupils”.

The panel recommended a prohibition order with immediate effect and — finding relevant every category in the official Advice that weighs against a review period, including sexual misconduct involving a child and making indecent images of a child — recommended no review period. Decision maker David Oatley, on behalf of the Secretary of State, placed “considerable weight” on the offences’ seriousness, which included sexual activity with a pupil, and concluded that publication alone would not maintain public confidence in the teaching profession.

Current Status

The panel convened by virtual hearing on 2 June 2026, when Webb was not present and was not represented. The determination is dated that day; the decision maker’s decision is dated 3 June 2026. Alexander Webb is prohibited from teaching indefinitely and cannot teach in any school, sixth form college, relevant youth accommodation or children’s home in England. Because the order carries no review period, he “shall not be entitled to apply for restoration of his eligibility to teach”. He has a right of appeal to the High Court within 28 days of being given notice of the order. The outcome was published on GOV.UK on 24 June 2026.

Impact on Their Career/Life

Webb’s teaching career effectively ended with his arrest in May 2021, and the prohibition order forecloses any return: the ban is for life, and Webb himself stated in his response that he has no intentions or desire to return to teaching. The criminal consequences run alongside it — five years and seven months in prison, the Sex Offenders Register for life (inclusion the panel said “emphasises the seriousness and gravity of his conduct”), a ten-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order and a ten-year Restraining Order. The published decision remains a permanent, searchable public record of his convictions and his ban.

Sources

• Teaching Regulation Agency, “Teacher misconduct panel outcome: Mr Alexander Webb,” published 24 June 2026 — source