High Court reportersA secondary school teacher who forged the signatures of two other teachers on a form to prove he had completed required teaching practice has been suspended from the register for one month by order of the High Court. The inquiry heard the two other teachers had confirmed to the Teaching Council they had not signed the form or given approval for their signature to be used. At the time of submitting the form, the teacher had not completed a requirement under the Droichead process in relation to classroom observations of experienced teachers’ practice. The inquiry heard the teacher originally claimed the use of the signatures of the other teachers had arisen out of a "miscommunication", but quickly accepted he had acted wrongly. The committee was also informed that the teacher had apologised to the Teaching Council in November 2022 and claimed he had genuinely misunderstood some requirements of the Droichead process.

Source: The Herald July 22, 2024 20:16 UTC