Convicted fraudster gets job teaching maths at south London school

Femi Eyinade joined Archbishop Tenison’s School in south London last September
David Churchill2 November 2017
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A convicted fraudster has been working as a maths teacher at a Church of England school.

Femi Eyinade joined Archbishop Tenison’s School in south London last September but will face sanctions or a ban over his fraud convictions.

The Standard has learned Eyinade was found guilty of one count of fraud and nine of fraud by false representation at the Old Bailey in November 2015, a year before taking the job.

The 31-year-old had created bogus bank accounts while working as a personal banking manager for Lloyds. But he still managed to gain teaching qualifications before being convicted of the fraud, which took place between January and February 2014.

Now he is facing sanctions or a ban after it emerged he has faced a fitness to practise hearing. A decision on any disciplinary action will be made in the coming days.

Parents of pupils at the school, in Lambeth, today voiced concerns after it was rated “inadequate” by Ofsted and placed in special measures in October 2016. One said: “A lot of us have been worried sick because the school was judged ‘inadequate’… surely hiring convicted fraudsters is not necessarily the right way to get back on track?”

In its most recent inspection, in July, Ofsted said the school had greatly improved and was “taking effective action” towards removing the special measures.

It is understood it was not Archbishop Tenison’s which instigated Eyinade’s hearing, but that another school he had worked for flagged up the convictions.

Lambeth council, which oversees the school, said the fraudster’s employers had been aware of his convictions “from the outset”. It added that a risk assessment had found he “presented no risk to children”.

Eyinade did not respond to the Standard’s requests for comment.

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