In this section

  • Overview

    The Council manages concerns about teachers breaching the Code of Professional Responsibility. This page explains our role, how the process works and the rights of the teacher.

  • Reporting a concern

    Concerns about a teacher’s conduct or competence come to the Teaching Council’s attention in different ways. Find out when and how to make a report or complaint.

  • Assessing a concern

    When we receive a report or complaint about a teacher, we must assess what the issue is and what the appropriate next steps should be.

  • Investigating a concern

    Investigators will investigate and assess whether a teacher has engaged in misconduct on behalf of the Complaints Assessment Committee.