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 2025. The next update will be April 2026.

Fitness to Teach insight report

In 2024, we published a 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

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Referrals

Number of referrals

Number of referrals
2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212019/202018/19
Total220191196230161228193
Percentage of the Register0.271%0.233%0.239%0.285%0.208%0.297%0.254%

Source of referrals

Chart 1: 2024-25
Chart 2: 2023-2024
Chart 3: 2022-2023
Chart 4: 2021-22
Chart 5: 2020-21
Chart 6: 2019-2020
Chart 7: 2018-19

Temporary restriction orders

Number of temporary restriction orders
2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212019/202018/19
Total30293112163020

Outcomes

Officer outcomes - conduct cases
2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212019/202018/19
Screened out at initial consideration136797591719777
No further action following investigations47626136395458
Total183141136127110151135
Final hearing and meeting outcomes - conduct cases
2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212019/202018/19
No further action - Panel meeting6120246
Reprimand with consent order1211221
Conditional registration consent order0010020
Reprimand and conditional registration consent order1100100
Removal with consent order6443539
Facts not found proved at full hearing0442045
No impairment found at full hearing3332014
Reprimand - full hearing0033132
Conditional registration order - full hearing0110121
Reprimand and conditional registration order - full hearing0110033
Removal or refusal of registration - full hearing261061411
Cancelled/application withdrawn5324355
Barred from regulated work under the Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme7195004
Total31274126163351
Professional competence case outcomes - fully registered teachers
2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212019/202018/19
Not challenged - removal0111123
Not challenged - conditional registration order0001000
Challenged and upheld - removal0020020
Challenged and upheld - conditional registration order0010000
Challenged and overturned000001*0
Case cancelled - recommendation or extension challenge withdrawn0100000
Facts found not proved0001000
Total0243153

*conditional registration

Professional competence case outcomes - provisionally registered teachers
2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212019/202018/19
Not challenged - removal8874335
Challenged and upheld - removal1354132
Challenged and overturned - extension of probationary service0120021
Case cancelled - Recommendation or extension challenge withdrawn0022200
Facts found not proved0010000
Total9121710688