Headmistress branded primary school pupil ‘fat slug’ & called other kids ‘f***ing ugly’ – but is STILL allowed to teach
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A CRUEL headmistress branded a primary school pupil a "fat slug" and called other children "f***ing ugly" - but has NOT been banned from teaching. Nicola Brogan, who led Woodland Community Primary School in Heywood, Lancashire, also said one staff member wouldn't need an inhaler if she "wasn't so fat".
![[Nicola Brogan branded a primary school pupil a 'fat slug' and called other children 'f***ing ugly']](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/headteacher-nicola-brogan-helped-steer-961306322.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Panel members of the Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) ruled Ms Brogan called one pupil a "wimp" and said another one "annoys the f*** out of me, he has no personality". The shamed head also dubbed a teaching assistant a "fat cow". The disgraced headmistress further branded a staff member "Captain Camp" and called a Scottish parent a "f***ing jock".
![[She was the headmistress at Woodland Community Primary School, in Heywood, Lancashire]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/nicola-brogan-worked-woodland-community-961301213.jpg?strip=all&w=922)
In addition, the panel found Ms Brogan did make inappropriate jokes with a teacher asking if they would have sex with an Ofsted inspector for an outstanding rating. There was also evidence the headteacher shouted inappropriately at staff in meetings during her mood swings.
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Her behavior came to light in November 2019 after two anonymous complaints were made, and she was referred to the TRA. During a three-day hearing last month, Ms Brogan admitted to making inappropriate comments about staff, pupils and parents alike. They were seen in a WhatsApp group used by senior members of staff at the school.
The headmistress "expressed regret" for her actions. The panel ultimately ruled Ms Brogan forged "an uncomfortable and negative working environment" at the school while in her position from September 2011 until December 2019. Despite finding her guilty of unacceptable professional conduct, the panel did not rule Ms Brogan should be banned from teaching.
