Teachers Disciplinary Tribunal: How misconduct is handled in teaching
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There are a number of employment dispute avenues in New Zealand, dependent on what industry you’re in.
If you’re one of the 114,000 registered teachers in this country – you have to appear before something called the “Teachers Disciplinary Tribunal”.
Last year, there were 524 complaints, mandatory reports, and self-reports received by the Teaching Council - which is 0.5% of the total number of teachers who held a practising certificate.
It’s more than 2023, which saw 462 -- that accounted for 0.4%.
For the latest in our series looking at how different tribunals work, today on The Front Page we’re joined again by Open Justice reporter Jeremy Wilkinson.
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