Fitness to Teach conduct cases: indicative outcomes guidance practice statement

Conditional registration order and reprimand

Having considered the indicating factors for a conditional registration order and a reprimand above, a panel may decide that it is appropriate to impose both of these disposals¹¹ where the panel considers:

The terms of the reprimand and conditional registration order should be framed with reference to the guidance set out at the relevant sections (1 and 2) above.

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that it would more appropriately indicate to the profession and the public the gravity of the conduct, therefore maintaining public confidence in teachers, the integrity of the teaching profession and us a professional regulator, if a reprimand was recorded against the teacher’s entry in the Register as well as a conditional registration order
or that although a conditional registration order is appropriate with reference to some of the matters at issue, there is one (or more than one) area that is not remediable and/or that it is not considered possible to effectively, appropriately and practically control or restrict by imposing a conditional registration order and, with reference to the guidance above, the panel considers a reprimand to be an appropriate disposal in this respect

¹¹ Rule 2.10.2 of the General Teaching Council for Scotland Fitness to Teach Rules 2017