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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Anna Fazackerley

Teachers’ regulator in England investigated after claims it has left teachers in distress

Image of a school teacher looking stressed next to piles of classroom books.
Data showed complaints to the Teaching Regulation Agency rose by more than 60% in 12 months. Photograph: PA

The organisation responsible for regulating teachers in England is being investigated by the Department for Education after allegations of misconduct by staff, and teachers left in distress after lengthy inquiries.

A former employee of the Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) told the Observer that the regulator had forgotten it was investigating “real people”, and that the agency was “blindly” putting cases through and “assuming guilt from the start”.

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