Work phone porn case highlights rules around using professional devices

A 42-year-old headteacher has been banned from teaching for life after pornography was found on her work phone, a misconduct panel heard.

Catherine Jones, from Oldham in Greater Manchester, was given a new work iPhone in June 2015 when she asked an IT apprentice to back up photos from her previous phone to her laptop.

The IT staff told the panel that “when backing up the device, he had seen images of an explicit sexual nature”, while others reported seeing “images of explicit sexual acts”.

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