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Education Bill

82: After Clause 19, insert the following new Clause— ““Teacher performance (1) If the head teacher of a school considers that the teaching performance of any teacher is poor, the head teacher shall— (a) give written notice of that conclusion to the teacher, (b) not permit that teacher to teach without such support as is required for the experience of pupils to be at least satisfactory, (c) provide a programme of support and continuing professional development designed to improve that teacher’s performance. (2) If after six months the head teacher considers that the teacher’s teaching performance is still poor, the head teacher must support the teacher in finding a post more suited to the teacher’s abilities. (3) If after a further six months the teacher remains in his or her original post, and his teaching (in the opinion of the head teacher) remains poor, the teacher may be given a full term’s notice of dismissal on the grounds of poor teaching. (4) Any teacher subject to such proceedings may appeal at any time to a committee of the governing body against any relevant decision or proposal of the head teacher.””