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A deputy head teacher has been indefinitely barred from the profession to stop children being dragged down by his “incompetent” performance in the classroom.
Ieuan Jones, 51, lost exercise books, failed to set homework, missed reading lessons and neglected to plan classes, a hearing was told.
The General Teaching Council for Wales ruled his behaviour had "serious consequences for the education of pupils" and banned him from teaching to protect children’s education.
It is only the fourth time the profession’s regulatory body in Wales has barred a teacher for professional incompetence. It has heard five cases in the last decade.
In England, just 17 teachers were officially struck off for the same reason between 2001 and 2011, despite fears that many more are being allowed to slip through the net.
The disclosure has prompted claims in the past that poor teachers are being recycled between schools rather than risk drawing attention to serious lapses in performance.
In the latest case, Mr Jones was removed from the teaching register for a catalogue of failures while he was deputy head and junior school teacher at Crymlyn Primary in Jersey Marine, near Neath
The council heard that he was a "very significant" reason for Crymlyn being branded a “school causing concern” by the Welsh education watchdog Estyn in 2010.
It was claimed that his failures in the classroom included not properly preparing or delivering lesson plans, failing to provide exercise books even though they were stored in a nearby cupboard, inadequate marking, not setting homework and failing to hold regular reading sessions with youngsters. One child's record showed no reading sessions for an entire month.
Members of the council were told that problems went back to 2003 and – despite intensive help and support from the school and local authority – little improvement had been made.
Sue John, the school’s head, said: "I think he really believed that if he looked the other way it would all go away. It was really quite heartbreaking to see, because he is a nice person.
"He was unable to offer reasons why things went wrong — I don't think he knew why they were going wrong."
Gareth Jones, chairman of the competence committee, said the panel had taken into account his good character and the stress and anxiety he had suffered, especially since the death of his father.
But he added: "The serious professional incompetence did have serious consequences for the education of pupils, and it cannot be considered an isolated incident."
Allowing Mr Jones to remain teaching would represent a "continuing risk to the education of pupils", he said.
Mr Jones will not be allowed to reapply to teach again for two years.
The General Teaching Council for Wales ruled his behaviour had "serious consequences for the education of pupils" and banned him from teaching to protect children’s education.
It is only the fourth time the profession’s regulatory body in Wales has barred a teacher for professional incompetence. It has heard five cases in the last decade.
In England, just 17 teachers were officially struck off for the same reason between 2001 and 2011, despite fears that many more are being allowed to slip through the net.
The disclosure has prompted claims in the past that poor teachers are being recycled between schools rather than risk drawing attention to serious lapses in performance.
In the latest case, Mr Jones was removed from the teaching register for a catalogue of failures while he was deputy head and junior school teacher at Crymlyn Primary in Jersey Marine, near Neath
The council heard that he was a "very significant" reason for Crymlyn being branded a “school causing concern” by the Welsh education watchdog Estyn in 2010.
It was claimed that his failures in the classroom included not properly preparing or delivering lesson plans, failing to provide exercise books even though they were stored in a nearby cupboard, inadequate marking, not setting homework and failing to hold regular reading sessions with youngsters. One child's record showed no reading sessions for an entire month.
Members of the council were told that problems went back to 2003 and – despite intensive help and support from the school and local authority – little improvement had been made.
Sue John, the school’s head, said: "I think he really believed that if he looked the other way it would all go away. It was really quite heartbreaking to see, because he is a nice person.
"He was unable to offer reasons why things went wrong — I don't think he knew why they were going wrong."
Gareth Jones, chairman of the competence committee, said the panel had taken into account his good character and the stress and anxiety he had suffered, especially since the death of his father.
But he added: "The serious professional incompetence did have serious consequences for the education of pupils, and it cannot be considered an isolated incident."
Allowing Mr Jones to remain teaching would represent a "continuing risk to the education of pupils", he said.
Mr Jones will not be allowed to reapply to teach again for two years.
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