Failing Teachers?

In an age of public accountability the issue of failing teachers is a highly topical one. This book describes the research undertaken during the Teaching Competence project, a two-year research project which looked at five main areas surrounding this subject. The areas examined are: the views and experiences of head teachers who have dealt with cases of alleged incompetence a sample of teachers at both primary and secondary levels who have been labelled incompetent the observations and opinions of pupils aged between 6 and 16 on teacher incompetence the perspectives of union officials, LEA personnel officers, governors, parents and inspectors on those labelled poor teachers an analysis of incompetence procedures in various professions and in countries outside the UK The findings on such a sensitive subject make very interesting reading and this book provides an invaluable insight into what actually happens when a teacher is accused of failing.Wragg, E. C. is the author of 'Failing Teachers?' with ISBN 9780415220217 and ISBN 0415220211.