Heads want to cut power of independent appeals panels
The Secondary Heads Association and the National Association of Head Teachers are both concerned that appeals panels should not be allowed to substitute their own judgement for that of the head or governors’ panel. SHA argues that the powers of appeals panels should be limited to commenting on the extent to which procedures and school policy were followed.The NAHT believes that,
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