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Template letter for making a mandatory report about the dismissal of a teacherThis template letter is for reporting to the NZ Teachers Council if you have dismissed a teacher from a teaching position. 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 communicating the dismissal to the teacher. [insert date]
The Senior Advisor: Teacher Practice I am writing to report on the dismissal of a teacher on behalf of [insert name of employer]. 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 teacher was dismissed for the following reasons: [Please provide full details, including names and contact details of persons in possession of relevant information, and attach all relevant documentation*] The employer took the following action with respect to the matter or matters that gave rise to the dismissal: [provide details including information about responses or actions of the teacher and enclose all relevant documentation*] The following people can provide further information about this matter: [provide contact details] [eg the Police, CYFS, former pupil who has made a complaint] In my opinion, an appropriate outcome for this matter would be [insert] [eg the teacher should be censured, the teacher should be referred to an impairment process, the teacher should be deregistered].
[Signature]
(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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