Teacher Council report a 22% drop in complaints against teachers 

Since the Teaching Council began fitness-to-practice hearings in 2016, only one teacher has been removed from the register.

The number of complaints made about teachers to the profession’s regulatory body decreased by 22% in its second full year of operating fitness-to-practice inquiries.

A total of 39 complaints were made to the Teaching Council in the 12 months to the end of March 2019 —  down from 50 for the corresponding previous 12-month period.