Senior teacher at William and Harry's £27,000-a-year Wetherby Prep School who was sacked for falling asleep in class wins £170,000 payout after saying he had 'closed his eyes to think'

A teacher at a prestigious private school attended by Prince Harry and William has won almost £170,000 in compensation after he was sacked for falling asleep at his desk. The Notting Hill school teacher struggled with anxiety and depression which impacted his ability to attend work and said he was made to feel like a 'disease' by the management team at Wetherby Prep School for Boys. Jason Smith, a senior teacher at the prestigious Wetherby Prep School for Boys attended by Prince Harry and William has won almost £170,000 in compensation after he was sacked for falling asleep at his desk. Anna Dingle, deputy head and designated safeguarding lead at the school, told Mr Smith that he required a formal 'fit for work' note before he could return and she said the matter was now in the hands of the school's head office. Throughout that month, Mr Smith's mood was 'up and down' and the tribunal said he was 'tearful at school and complaining about his treatment by management in the staffroom'.