
Teacher Suspended for Falsifying Experience Letters
A secondary school teacher has been suspended from the register for two months after submitting falsified letters regarding their experience to the Teaching Council.
29 stories found

A secondary school teacher has been suspended from the register for two months after submitting falsified letters regarding their experience to the Teaching Council.

Lee Hutchinson, a teacher, appeared before a fitness-to-teach inquiry of the Teaching Council in Ireland. He faces potential sanctions following his June 2023 criminal conviction for harassing three Waterford gardaí (police officers).

Enoch Burke's application to have the chair and panel of his fitness-to-teach inquiry recused due to perceived bias has been rejected. The Teaching Council refused his applications, allowing the inquiry to proceed.

Enoch Burke, a jailed teacher, is claiming that a Teaching Council inquiry into allegations of professional misconduct against him is biased and is seeking a High Court injunction to prevent the panel from proceeding on Wednesday.

The National Teaching Council (NTC) in Ghana has announced that the results for the 2026 Ghana Teacher Licensure Examination 1 (GTLE 1) will be released on Monday, June 8.

At a session of the Faculty of Philosophy's Scientific-Teaching Council in Niš, a categorical "no" was expected to a compromise proposal regarding joint studies, leading to the dean being booed and council members demonstratively leaving the session.

The National Teaching Council (NTC) in Ghana has disclosed that more than 42,000 teachers currently working in basic and senior high schools across the country lack professional teaching qualifications.
New Zealand's Teaching Council has replaced vacant seats on its governing body, which were left by early childhood, primary, and secondary teachers who resigned late last year or earlier this year.
A teacher serving a prison sentence for raping and sexually assaulting a relative has been removed from the Register of Teachers for at least 30 years. The decision was made by the Teaching Council following his criminal conviction.

The National Teaching Council (NTC) has dismissed reports circulating on social media alleging an increase in teacher licensure examination fees and claims that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has abandoned its promise to abolish the examination.

The National Teaching Council has released the official indexing and registration modalities for the 2026 Ghana Teacher Licensure Examination (GTLE 2), advising teacher trainees and resit candidates to prepare.
A former teacher with a criminal conviction, Lee Hutchinson, has secured an adjournment to his Teaching Council inquiry, claiming he accidentally placed a book of legal documents in a prison bin because he 'didn't like clutter'.
The fitness-to-teach inquiry into Enoch Burke has been delayed after he objected to his family members being required to provide their full names to security. The dispute has halted the proceedings of the Teaching Council.

A coalition of 11 civil society organizations in Ghana has petitioned the National Teaching Council (NTC) regarding an alleged physical altercation involving a teacher and a student at Nyinahin SHS.

The National Teaching Council in Ghana has announced that over 100,000 non-professional teachers are at risk of being removed from their positions.

A session of the Scientific-Teaching Council at the Faculty of Philosophy in Niš is underway, with the "Faculty of Serbian Studies" as a key agenda item, accompanied by a protest in support of the faculty's employees.

A Continuous Professional Development (CPD) workshop for over 1,200 teachers has officially begun in Ghana's Ketu North Constituency, in line with national teaching council guidelines.

The National Teaching Council (NTC) has announced a change in the commencement date for the 2026 Ghana Teacher Licensure Examination (GTLE), citing a statutory public holiday as the reason for the adjustment.
A woman said she lodged a complaint in 2023 about abuse that happened 30 years ago at a secondary school.

Ghana's National Teaching Council (NTC) has clarified that the National Teacher Licensure Examination (NTLE) has not been cancelled but integrated into the final examination of trainees, eliminating it as a separate test.
New Zealand universities feel overlooked by the government's 'shambolic' funding for in-school teacher training, which heavily favored a newcomer to teacher education previously headed by the chair of the Teaching Council.

The Council of Portuguese Language Teaching (CRAN) has condemned the government's proposed salary table for Portuguese teaching professionals, accusing it of 'inverting economic reality' by offering insufficient increases in high-cost cities.

A Teaching Council inquiry into allegations against Enoch Burke is expected to be postponed following a chaotic courtroom incident. The event involved a 30-minute stand-off between Burke and a judge, resulting in two Burke family members being removed from court.

Enoch Burke is scheduled to face a Teaching Council inquiry regarding his presence at Wilson's Hospital school. He is expected to apply to the High Court to prevent the inquiry from proceeding next week.
New Zealand's Green Party and school leaders are criticizing the National government's proposed education law changes, arguing they undermine the teaching council. They emphasize that investing in teachers is a better resource than workbooks.

The National Teaching Council (NTC) in Ghana has launched an initiative to certify over 42,000 unqualified teachers in basic and senior high schools through a fast-track professional training program.

The National Teaching Council (NTC) in Ghana has issued a warning to over 42,000 unqualified teachers, stating they must obtain professional qualifications and licenses by year-end or face sanctions from the Ghana Education Service.

Teaching Council bans him from reapplying for 30 years over sex attacks he committed in his teens
The National Teaching Council has clarified that there has been no increase in the fees for the licensure examination.