Headteachers - would you hire..

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....a teacher with a disciplinary record from a misconduct panel? If the panel found behaviours were 'inappropriate' & ruled unacceptable professional conduct but nothing deemed so serious to warrant a prohibition order...? Just want a sense check on this.

Honestly? First instinct would be no. I would then want to know what they inappropriate conduct was and the circumstances surrounding the incident, which might make a difference. But it would still be a huge red flag and put that candidate at a distinct disadvantage.

I’m not a headteacher but I do a lot of recruitment.

Honestly, probably not. If the rest of their application was genuinely outstanding then we might shortlist and give them the opportunity to give the context.

I see a lot of applications and formal disciplinaries are very rare. Rightly or wrongly, unions tend to target their support on negotiating an exit. It suppose it would pique my interest that the incident got as far as a panel rather than a quiet resignation.

Thank you. I'd be concerned parents will find out and question the hire too. I can't see any pros to the hire but others like him!

I'd feel as you do.