Teacher accused of using false qualifications and experience in 25 job applications in Cork

The inquiry heard the teacher had only obtained a score of 12 out of 140 at an interview for a job with St Aidan’s Community College in Cork

He had applied for teaching posts at Cork College of FET; St Colman’s Community College, Midelton; Coláiste Choilm, Ballincollig; Davis College, Mallow; Glanmire Community College and Terence MacSwiney Community College, Knocknaheeny. File picture: iStock

A teacher has been accused of professional misconduct over falsely representing his qualifications, teaching experience and registration status in numerous job applications to the Cork Education and Training Board three years ago.

A fitness-to-teach inquiry of the Teaching Council heard that Cork ETB made a formal complaint to the regulatory body about teacher, James Clancy, after it noted an “extraordinary” number of discrepancies in 25 job applications he had submitted between February and May 2023.