Ms Ceyhan Unluer

The Secretary of State does not make these decisions themselves. They are made by a senior official on the recommendation of an independent panel.

Teacher's name: Ms Ceyhan Unluer

Teacher reference number: 2166224

Teacher's date of birth: 02 April 1981

Location teacher worked: Newton-le-Willows, Warrington, St Helens and Norris Green, North West England.

Date of professional conduct panel: 11 May 2026 to 14 May 2026

Outcome type: Prohibition order

Notice is hereby given that, in accordance with The Teacher's’ Disciplinary (England) Regulations 2012, a professional conduct panel was convened to consider the case of Ms Ceyhan Unluer formerly employed in Newton-le-Willows, Warrington, St Helens and Norris Green, North West England.

Teacher misconduct

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OFFICIAL - FOR PUBLIC RELEASE OFFICIAL - FOR PUBLIC RELEASE Ms Ceyhan Unluer: Professional conduct panel outcome Panel decision and reasons on behalf of the Secretary of State for Education May 2026 2 OFFICIAL - FOR PUBLIC RELEASE OFFICIAL - FOR PUBLIC RELEASE Contents Introduction 3 Allegations 4 Summary of evidence 4 Documents 4 Witnesses 5 Decision and reasons 5 Findings of fact 6 Panel’s recommendation to the Secretary of State 20 Decision and reasons on behalf of the Secretary of State 24 3 OFFICIAL - FOR PUBLIC RELEASE OFFICIAL - FOR PUBLIC RELEASE Professional conduct panel decision and recommendations, and decision on behalf of the Secretary of State Teacher: Ms Ceyhan Unluer Teacher ref number: 2166224 Teacher date of birth: 2 April 1981 TRA reference: 23313 Date of determination: 14 May 2026 Former employer: Ceyhan Unluer was contracted to work at School A (Willow Bank School, Merseyside), as a supply teacher through an agency, Tradewind Recruitment. Ms Unluer was also contracted to work as a supply teacher at School B (St Margaret Church of England, Warrington), School C (Holy Cross Primary School, St Helens), School D (Redbridge High School, Liverpool), School E (Penketh Primary School, Warrington) and School F (Woolston Brook, Warrington) through an agency, Connex Education. Introduction A professional conduct panel (“the panel”) of the Teaching Regulation Agency (“the TRA”) convened on 11 to 14 May 2026 by way of a virtual hearing, to consider the case of Ms Unluer. The panel members were Mr Gamel Byles (teacher panellist – in the chair), Ms Aruna Sharma (teacher panellist) and Mr Steven Boocock (lay panellist). The legal adviser to the panel was Miss Elizabeth Gilbert of Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP solicitors. The presenting officer for the TRA was Mr Harry Perkin of Three Raymond Buildings, instructed by Kingsley Napley, Ms Unluer was not present and was not represented. The hearing took place in private and was recorded. 4 OFFICIAL - FOR PUBLIC RELEASE OFFICIAL - FOR PUBLIC RELEASE Allegations The panel considered the allegations set out in the notice of proceedings dated 15 December 2025. It was alleged that Ms Unluer was guilty of unacceptable professional conduct and/or conduct that may bring the profession into disrepute, in that whilst working as a teacher: 1. [REDACTED] 2. From in or around May 2023 and/or in or around November 2023, whilst working as a Supply Teacher at one or more schools, Ms Unluer: a. Did not inform Connex Education agency and/or Tradewind Recruitment about the investigation by LADO and/or the recommendation not to work with children and/or [REDACTED]; b. Did not inform Connex Education agency she had been working with Tradewind Recruitment agency. 3. On or around 22 January 2024, Ms Unluer provided incorrect and/or knowingly false information to Tradewind Recruitment that she was not working with children. 4. Ms Unluer’s conduct at paragraphs 2(a) and/or 2(b) and/or 3: a. was dishonest; and/or b. lacked integrity Ms Unluer was not present at the hearing. As such, the facts of the allegations and whether the conduct amounted to unacceptable professional conduct and/or conduct that may bring the profession into disrepute was treated as not admitted by Ms Unluer. Summary of evidence Documents In advance of the hearing, the panel received a bundle of documents which included: Section 1: Chronology and anonymised pupil list – pages 5 to 8 Section 2: Notice of proceedings – pages 9 to 15 Section 3: Teaching Regulation Agency witness statements – pages 16 to 41 Section 4: Teaching Regulation Agency documents – pages 42 to 333 5 OFFICIAL - FOR PUBLIC RELEASE OFFICIAL - FOR PUBLIC RELEASE Section 5: Teacher documents – pages 334 to 336 The panel also received the following: • A service bundle containing 103 pages; and • The CMH decision and CMH bundle. The panel members confirmed that they had read all of the documents within the bundle, in advance of the hearing. In the consideration of this case, the panel had regard to the document ‘Teacher misconduct: Disciplinary procedures for the teaching profession’ 2020 (the “Procedures”). Witnesses The panel heard oral evidence from the following witnesses called by the presenting officer: • Witness A – [REDACTED]; • Witness B – [REDACTED]; • Witness C – [REDACTED]; • Witness D – [REDACTED]; and • Witness E – [REDACTED] Ms Unluer did not attend the hearing and did not give oral evidence. Decision and reasons The panel announced its decision and reasons as follows: The panel carefully considered the case before it and reached a decision. Ms Unluer signed an agency worker agreement with Tradewind Recruitment in June 2023. Ms Unluer worked as a supply teacher at Willow Bank School through Tradewind Recruitment from 20 June 2023 until 19 July 2023, and again from 5 September 2023 until 14 November 2023. On 23 June 2023, Ms Unluer signed an agency worker agreement with Connex Education. Connex Education approached Ms Unluer for work on or around 5 October 2023. Ms Unluer worked as a supply teacher through Connex Education which included the following assignments: 6 OFFICIAL - FOR PUBLIC RELEASE OFFICIAL - FOR PUBLIC RELEASE • A 1 day assignment for St Margaret Church of England, during the week commencing 13 November 2023; and • A 1 day assignment for Holy Cross Primary School, during the week commencing 13 November 2023. • A 4 day assignment for Redbridge High School during the week commencing 20 November 2023; • A 1 day assignment for Penketh Primary School during the week commencing 20 November 2023; and • An assignment for Woolston Brook on or around 28 November 2023. The agency worker agreement between Ms Unluer and Tradewind Recruitment ceased on 14 November 2023. The agency worker agreement between Ms Unluer and Connex Education ceased on 30 January 2024. Ms Unluer was referred to the TRA on 4 March 2024. Findings of fact The findings of fact are as follows: The panel found the following particulars of the allegations against you proved, for these reasons: [REDACTED] The panel therefore found allegation 1 proven. 2. From in or around May 2023 and/or in or around November 2023, whilst working as a Supply Teacher at one or more schools, you: a) Did not inform Connex Education agency and/or Tradewind Recruitment about the investigation by LADO and/or the recommendation not to work with children and/or [REDACTED]; Ms Unluer was not present at the hearing. As such, the allegation was treated as not admitted. Witness B stated in her written statement that the Council received a referral on 13 November 2023 regarding Ms Unluer stating “there had been concerns” regarding Ms Unluer [REDACTED]. 7 OFFICIAL - FOR PUBLIC RELEASE OFFICIAL - FOR PUBLIC RELEASE Witness B stated in her written statement that a “managing allegations meeting” took place on 21 November 2023, following which Ms Unluer was advised by Tradewind Recruitment that “she was not to work with children whilst the investigation process was underway”. Witness B further stated that, in her experience, employers and agencies immediately suspend a staff member and advise them against working with children whilst there is an “open LADO case”. [REDACTED]. Witness E stated in her written statement that Ms Unluer was “always honest and open” regarding her employment [REDACTED], but Witness E was aware that it was discovered in January 2024 that Ms Unluer had continued to work with an alternative teaching agency and had not informed them about [REDACTED] or LADO investigation. Witness E further stated that Ms Unluer “should have made her agency aware that there was an on-going LADO investigation taking place in relation to her [REDACTED]”. [REDACTED] Witness D stated in his written statement that a meeting was held with the LADO in November 2023 whereby the outcome was for Ms Unluer not to work with children during the LADO investigation. However, on 30 January 2024, Witness D stated that Ms Unluer informed him that she “got caught” working in a school against the recommendation of LADO stating that this was a “moral choice” to work over the recommendation. [REDACTED]. Witness C stated in her written statement that candidates are provided with copies of Keeping Children Safe in Education (“KCSIE”) as part of the registration process for Tradewind Recruitment and are asked to confirm “that they have read and understood the document by electronically signing the declaration form”. Witness C further stated that Ms Unluer completed her registration process to work with Tradewind Recruitment as a supply teacher on 16 June 2023 and completed relevant training including in respect of KCSIE. Witness C stated in her oral evidence that Tradewind Recruitment first became aware of the investigation by the LADO following direct contact from the LADO on 14 November 2023, in which the LADO stated that they had received a referral [REDACTED] regarding a transferable risk case with respect to Ms Unluer. Witness C stated in her written statement that Ms Unluer was working at Willow Bank School at the time of the notification, and she understood that the LADO had also directly contacted Willow Bank School. Witness C stated in her written statement that Ms Unluer was verbally advised by a consultant at Tradewind Recruitment on 14 November 2023 that she should not return to work as Willow Bank School had terminated her contract. 8 OFFICIAL - FOR PUBLIC RELEASE OFFICIAL - FOR PUBLIC RELEASE Witness C further stated in her written statement that, following the notification from the LADO, she contacted Ms Unluer on 15 November 2023 to communicate to her about the LADO referral. The panel considered a copy of an email from Witness C to Ms Unluer