Monday 5 July 2010

 
Schools must 'gird loins' to get rid of bad teachers
Parental indifference make your students inattentive and unruly.
Government rules and regs make it difficult to control your unruly students.
Government rules and regs make it difficult to remove your bad-teacher colleagues.
Government rules and regs make it difficult to provide your students with an education beyond an ability to pass tests.
     It's a wonder anyone who is any good stays in the profession for even 5 years.
And the bad teachers will work their ticket when they see the sack coming - going off sick and/or filing bullying charges against the head (pity the head can't file a counter claim of harrassment by malicious complaint.  Even moving bad teachers away from pupils to some other job can draw "constructive dismissal" claims. Following the ACAS rules to the letter is crucial, as is being prepared to wear costs three or four time the bad-teacher salary to thread the legal process. Many heads decide the money is better spent elsewhere. 
    Opening an Academy is one way to do it: bad apples from the old school can be weeded out in the application process.

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