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Template letter for making a mandatory report about possible serious misconduct by a teacherThis template letter is for reporting to the NZ Teachers Council if you have reason to believe that a registered teacher has engaged in serious misconduct. It can be combined with another mandatory report letter if necessary. You can copy and paste it into your own wordprocessing programme to edit and print out on letterhead. You should send this report to the NZ Teachers Council as soon as possible after determining that you have reason to believe the teacher has engaged in serious misconduct. [insert date]
The Legal Administrator (CAC) I am writing to report on behalf of [insert name of employer] that we have reason to believe a teacher employed at our school has engaged in serious misconduct. The teacher's full name is [insert]. The teacher's maiden name/former name is [insert if applicable]. The teacher's registration number is [insert]. [NB this is NOT the teacher's MoE number] The teacher's date of birth is [insert]. The teacher's last known address is [insert]. The conduct which the employer has reason to believe is serious misconduct comprises: [Please provide full details, including names and contact details of persons in possession of relevant information, and attach all relevant documentation*] The employer took the following action with respect to the possible serious misconduct: [provide details including information about responses or actions of the teacher and enclose all relevant documentation*] The following people can provide further information about this matter (if applicable): [provide contact details] [eg the Police, CYFS, former pupil who has made a complaint] In my opinion, an appropriate outcome for this matter would be [insert] [eg the teacher should be censured, the teacher should be referred to an impairment process, the teacher should be deregistered].
[Signature]
(a) Statements of complainants, witnesses and any other persons;
(b) Letters of complaint received by the employer about the teacher; (c) Recent performance appraisals of the teacher; (d) Reports of independent investigators; (e) Letters between the employer or professional leader and the teacher concerning the complaint or matter of concern; (f) Any statement or responses, or records of these statements or responses received from the teacher or his or her advocate; (g) The teacher's letter of resignation (if applicable); (h) Minutes of Board meetings at which the matter was discussed; (i) Any information provided by other persons or by the police. |
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