How bad before a teacher is removed/suspended?

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I would be extremely grateful to hear from any parents or teachers who have experience/knowledge of a teacher being removed or in some way disciplined.

I don't want to go into detail but I am dealing with a situation where it is becoming apparent that there is a big problem my dc's teacher - this is not just my personal view, but one shared by other parents. I don't know what the teacher's actual teaching is like, but there are concerns about language used towards children, bullying behaviour, unreasonable and constant punishments, etc.

Many thanks.

It is not hard at ALL now. In fact, it's very easy. 6 weeks on capability, and you're gone, career in ruins. All that needs to happen is a) work for an academy b) be expensive c) disagree with the head.

Seriously, capability is so well used now and it doesn't take long. It's bollox to say teachers are hard to get rid of nowdays.

Ok. I can't comment on your situation, but while I can't advise you so nothing, I would urge you to act carefully.

Is this happening this year, or are there years of this repeating itself? If the is potentially a situation confined to this class, it could be that the class does not 'gel' with the teacher. Not good at all, but not worth ruining someone's career over.

I am NOT saying you should do nothing, but think carefully about what you want the outcome t be. Surely not sacking the teacher, but making sure they act appropriately? Just because a group of you feel the same way, doesn't mean everyone does.

It's not as hard to get rid of a bad teacher now but there has to be the will from the HT to do it. That means they have to think that professionally the teacher is not good not just parents don't like them because they're strict with the class.

One of my friends is the useless teacher I know tbh. He is a lovely bloke but he can't control a class of 7 yr olds and his lessons are chaotic. Luckily for him every time he's been a capability he's picked up with support or the HT has then changed so it's back to the start again.

This definitely varies from school to school. In my school, certain teachers disappear on a regular basis. They are not necessarily sacked but one way or another they don't stick around. As The Fallen Madonna says, this tends to happen very, very quickly. I think it's probably far easier in large academies with young staff than in small local authority schools with low staff turnover.
Its a tricky topic. Many new teachers need support and even the most experienced teachers can suffer life events which affect their performance. On the other hand, no child should have to have a poor teacher.