A teacher who vowed to stop a transgender Year 11 pupil from becoming Head Girl has been spared a ban from the profession but has been fired.
French mistress Susan Field was accused of referring to the former male pupil as 'that' in front of a class of 21 children in her Year 11 tutor group at Ash Manor School in Surrey.
Ms Field - also known by her married name as Ms Spare - was said by watchdogs to have a previously 'unblemished 35-year teaching career'.
But she was dismissed for gross misconduct after the conversation with her tutor group was reported by a pupil's mother.
She was said to have whipped up feelings against the transgender student while promising to make her bottom choice for election to the student body which helps lead the school.
French mistress Susan Field was accused of referring to the former male pupil as 'that' in front of a class of 21 children in her Year 11 tutor group at Ash Manor School in Surrey
Teaching watchdogs have now ruled she probably did not specifically refer to the child, referred to only as Pupil I, as 'that'.
But they did find allegations proven that she was guilty of making 'inappropriate and transphobic' remarks while discussing Pupil I's candidacy for the Student Senior Leadership Team.
She admitted saying Year 7 should not be introduced to 'that kind of thing' or 'that sort of thing' in reference to the possibility of Pupil I being elected as a role model to represent the school.
She also admitted that she promised to use her teacher's vote to rank Pupil I in last place in the upcoming Head Boy and Head Girl selection.
The disciplinary hearing in Coventry was told during the 10 to 15-minute conversation in May 2019, various pupils described Pupil I as 'it', 'that' and 'disgusting'.
Other 'hostile and derogatory language' was also used which Ms Field, failed to challenge, the Teaching Regulation Agency panel said.
She told her former bosses: 'I did intend to use my teacher vote to rank Pupil I in last place, as I felt that Pupil I was the least representative student to be Head Student in a school of 900+ children.'
During the investigation, she admitted telling her tutor group: 'I said
