Fitness to Teach data
Introduction
The data below provides an insight into our work investigating conduct and professional competence concerns raised with us about teachers since 2018.
The information on this page is accurate as of 31 March 2026.
Case figures reported in other reports may show slight differences to the data below. This may happen when cases are updated retrospectively, or minor data anomalies are identified and corrected as part of our ongoing data quality assurance processes.
In addition, the outcomes detailed on this page relate to the date the case was closed. Outcome figures reported within other reports may relate to the date the teacher’s name was removed from our Register.
Fitness to Teach insight report
In 2024, we published a five-year insight report on our Fitness to Teach work. This report offers additional context for the data below, providing insights into our Fitness to Teach process, our Register, and data for the period of 2018 to 2023.
Open cases
| 2025/26 | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 203 | 208 | 224 | 237 | 181 | 163 | 143 | 154 |
Referrals
Number of referrals
| 2025/26 | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 279 | 219 | 180 | 194 | 227 | 158 | 224 | 191 |
| Percentage of the Register | 0.35% | 0.27% | 0.22% | 0.24% | 0.28% | 0.20% | 0.29% | 0.25% |
Source of referrals
| 2025/26 | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employer | 82 | 65 | 71 | 79 | 51 | 57 | 58 | 64 |
| Member of the public | 157 | 100 | 58 | 52 | 54 | 40 | 71 | 55 |
| Self-referral | 11 | 25 | 18 | 21 | 81 | 37 | 36 | 34 |
| PVG Scheme Certificate | 11 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 31 | 15 | 36 | 16 |
| Disclosure Scotland | 13 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 10 |
| Other | 5 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 12 |
| Total | 279 | 219 | 180 | 194 | 227 | 158 | 224 | 191 |
Temporary restriction orders
Number of temporary restriction orders
| 2025/26 | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 43 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 12 | 16 | 29 | 17 |
Conduct outcomes
Officer outcomes
| 2025/26 | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screened out at initial consideration | 161 | 135 | 77 | 77 | 91 | 71 | 97 | 79 |
| No further action following investigations | 39 | 47 | 62 | 62 | 32 | 37 | 54 | 58 |
| Total | 200 | 182 | 139 | 139 | 123 | 108 | 151 | 137 |
Final panel consideration outcomes
| 2025/26 | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No further action | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Reprimand with consent order | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Conditional registration consent order | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Reprimand and conditional registration consent order | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Removal with consent order | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Total | 11 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 17 |
Full hearing outcomes
| 2025/26 | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Facts not found proved | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| No impairment found | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Reprimand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Conditional registration order | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Reprimand and conditional registration order | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Removal of registration | 9 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
| Refusal of registration | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 24 |
Other outcomes
| 2025/26 | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancelled/application withdrawn | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Barred from regulated work under the Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme | 12 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 19 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
Professional competence cases
Definitions
Removal
- Recommendation not challenged: Recommendation was for removal, this was not challenged and removal was the ultimate outcome.
- Recommendation challenged and accepted: Recommendation was for removal, this was challenged and removal was the ultimate outcome
- Recommendation challenged and not accepted: Recommendation was for a CRO, this was challenged and not accepted so removal was the ultimate outcome
Conditional Registration Order (CRO)
- Recommendation not challenged: Recommendation was for CRO, this was not challenged and CRO was the ultimate outcome
- Recommendation challenged and accepted: Recommendation was for CRO, this was challenged and CRO was the ultimate outcome
- Recommendation challenged and not accepted: Recommendation was for a removal, this was challenged and not accepted so CRO was the ultimate outcome
No further action
- Facts found not proved: Recommendation was for either CRO or removal but the panel determined facts not found and so no disposal was required.
- Case cancelled: Recommendation was withdrawn by the employer or the case was cancelled at the hearing stage.
Extension (provisionally registered teachers only)
- Recommendation challenged and accepted: Recommendation was for an extension, this was challenged and an extension was the ultimate outcome
- Recommendation challenged and not accepted: Recommendation was for removal, this was challenged and not accepted so an extension was the ultimate outcome
Fully registered teachers
| Outcome | 2025/26 | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Removal | ||||||||
| Recommendation not challenged | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Recommendation challenged and accepted | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Recommendation challenged and not accepted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conditional Registration Order | ||||||||
| Recommendation not challenged | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Recommendation challenged and accepted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Recommendation challenged and not accepted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| No further action | ||||||||
| Facts found not proved | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Case cancelled | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Provisionally registered teachers
| Outcome | 2025/26 | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Removal | ||||||||
| Recommendation not challenged | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Recommendation challenged and accepted | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Recommendation challenged and not accepted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Extension | ||||||||
| Recommendation challenged and accepted | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Recommendation challenged and not accepted | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| No further action | ||||||||
| Facts found not proved | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Case cancelled | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |