The Sunday Telegraph at the week-end revealed that Ofsted has instructed its inspectors to avoid monitoring the worst teachers, or at least those who have already been categorised as weak, in order not to cause them stress. Consequently some of the worst teaching in the country will not be scrutinised.
This is all the more appalling given that headteachers are finding it increasingly difficult to remove substandard teachers because of the bureaucratic minefield involved. Since 2001, when LEAs received a statutory duty to refer cases to the General Teaching Council, only 46 cases of incompetent teachers out of half a million teachers have been referred to the Council.
How are the weak teachers to be helped to improve, or else be encouraged to seek some other occupation?
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