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Template letter for making a mandatory report about a teacher's failure to reach the required level of competenceThis template letter is for reporting to the NZ Teachers Council if, despite undertaking competency procedures with a teacher, the teacher has not reached the required level of competence. It can be combined with another mandatory report letter if necessary. You can copy and paste it into your own wordprocessing programme to edit and print out on letterhead. You should send this report to the NZ Teachers Council as soon as possible after determining that the teacher has not reached the required level of competence. [insert date]
The Senior Advisor: Teacher Practice I am writing to report on behalf of [insert name of employer] that we have undertaken competency procedures with a teacher, and that he/she has not reached the required level of competence. The teacher's full name is [insert]. The teacher's maiden name/former name is [insert if applicable]. The teacher's registration number is [insert]. [NB this is NOT the teacher's MoE number] The teacher's date of birth is [insert]. The teacher's last known address is [insert]. The competency procedures carried out by the employer included: [provide details of competency procedures, including copies of relevant documentation*] The areas in which the teacher has not reached the required level of competence despite undertaking competency procedures are: [provide details including all relevant documentation*, such as copies of any reports or assessments, copies of any responses or comments from the teacher, and names and contact details of persons in possession of relevant information] In my opinion, an appropriate outcome for this matter would be [insert] [eg the teacher should have conditions placed on their practising certificate, the teacher should be referred to an impairment process, the teacher should be deregistered].
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(a) Statements of complainants, witnesses and any other persons; (b) Letters of complaint received by the employer about the teacher; (c) Recent performance appraisals of the teacher; (d) Reports of independent investigators; (e) Letters between the employer or professional leader and the teacher concerning the complaint or matter of concern; (f) Any statement or responses, or records of these statements or responses received from the teacher or his or her advocate; (g) The teacher's letter of resignation (if applicable); (h) Minutes of Board meetings at which the matter was discussed; (i) Any information provided by other persons or by the police. |
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