English teacher who had an affair with student reinvents herself as business guru

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A shamed teacher struck off for her affair with a pupil has reinvented herself as a business guru.

Eppie Sprung – who was caught in the act with the 17-year-old – boasts of helping charities and private firms bag funding and boost their profiles through her Here for Growth venture.

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English teacher Sprung – then married and using the name Sprung Dawson – offered dyslexic Matthew extra help with his lessons at the Catholic St Joseph’s College in Dumfries.

But she was then caught half-naked with him in a lay-by by police following a school dance in 2012.

A pupil had called police after spotting the teacher leaving the end-of-term
function with her young passenger.

The fling cost Sprung her job of four years and ended her two-year marriage to her lecturer husband Ranald – son of former Solicitor General Lord Dawson.

She then moved her young lover into the marital home – to the fury of his family, who claimed she bombarded their son with gifts, including football tops and Xbox games.

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In her CV, Sprung describes herself as a “driven and enthusiastic individual with a commitment to excellence” and lists “coaching and mentoring” as being among her skills.

She also makes reference to her former work as an English teacher.

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