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.
