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Written question asked by Lord Quirk (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Hill of Oareford (Conservative) on Monday, 23 January 2012.


Schools: Teachers

Question
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many of the teaching staff in England investigated by the General Teaching Council from foundation up to and including 2011 were found to be (1) guilty of professional misconduct, and (2) unsatisfactory in their teaching performance; and what action ensued in respect of persons in groups (1) and (2).
Answer

The following table shows the number of teachers in England who were investigated by the GTCE from foundation up to and including 2011 who were found to be (1) guilty of professional misconduct, and (2) unsatisfactory in their teaching performance. The action taken is in the left hand column.

Decision Misconduct Incompetence
Prohibition Order 207 17
Suspension Order 161 2
Suspension Order (with conditions) 50 12
Conditional Registration Order 197 31
Reprimand 323 6
No sanction 60 0
Totals 998 68

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
14675; 734 c190WA
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Disciplinary proceedings General Teaching Council Misconduct Teachers
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk