Cov poly degree was a fake

SUTTON COLDFIELD

A temporary teacher who blagged his way into working at a secondary school by lying about getting a music degree has been kicked out of the profession. Kris Chase-Byrne applied for an unqualified temporary teacher position at the Streetly Academy in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, in 2012 boasting a third-class degree in Music Composition from Coventry University. He was later told in an invitation to interview that he would need to pass a CRB check and produce his original degree…

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