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TEACHERS could face five-year checks to ensure they are fit to teach and could be banned from the classroom if they are not up to scratch.
New reforms by Children's Secretary Ed Balls would include a "licence to teach" that would put teachers on a par with doctors and solicitors. Government officials said the renewable licence, outlined in the Schools White Paper, would weed out poor teachers.See the full content of this document
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Mixed Reaction by Unions Over Licence to Teach
Mr Balls said: "Our expectation is that accreditation will happen by headteachers in their schools, with the General Teaching Council taking an overview and doing checks...
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