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Charlotte Tumilty who claims she was sent away from her first day working in a Catholic school because of her tattoos. Right is the eye emblem she has inked on her neck 

A teaching assistant was sent away from her first day of her new job at a Catholic school because her arms and neck are covered in tattoos.

Mother-of-two Charlotte Tumilty had been offered the role at St John Vianney's Primary School in Hartlepool as part of her teacher training course.

But within an hour of turning up for her first day, she claims she was sent home because of her body art - and she insists she cannot cover up the tattoos in order to return to the school.

The 26-year-old says that she was told the tattoos on her feet, hands and neck were unacceptable because the school is 'strict Catholic' and that they were 'inappropriate'.

However, the school insists that Miss Tumilty, from Hartlepool, was only told to consider 'covering' up her tattoos so she could return to her placement later.

Miss Tumilty has tattoos down her arms and legs as well as on her fingers, hands, back, chest and neck. She is pictured, right, in the outfit she wore on her first day at the school 

Charlotte Tumilty turned up for placement at a school in Hartlepool

Staff sent her home because arms, fingers and neck are covered in tattoos

She was told school was 'strict Catholic' and the inkings were inappropriate 

But the school insists she could have returned if she'd covered them up

Miss Tumilty says school is 'prejudiced' and claims she can't cover tattoos