The General Teaching Council for Wales (GTCW) conducted 43 investigations – the highest caseload for one year – following allegations of unacceptable professional conduct, serious professional incompetence and/or for conviction of a relevant offence in 2012/13.
Of those, no further action was taken in 14 cases either because there was no case to answer or the case was discontinued. Of the remaining 29 cases, 11 staff were banned from teaching, nine were suspended, three were given a conditional registration order, five reprimanded, and in one hearing the facts were not proven.
One of the most high-profile of the cases heard by the panel was that of a primary school teacher accused of indecently assaulting pupils and a child in the community.
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