Figures obtained from the General Teaching Council for England of the number of teachers referred under Section 1 of the Code of Conduct for Registered Teachers (unacceptable professional conduct) in each of the last five financial years, are shown in the following table.
Conduct referrals 2002/03 49 2003/04 64 2004/05 100 2005/06 91 2006/07 (to 31 January 2007) 117 Total 421
The General Teaching Council for England does not break down how many were referred for consideration under each subsection of the Code. However, it does publish an Annual Report on its registration and regulation activity, which from 2003 onwards has included an analysis of instances where there were findings of unacceptable professional conduct by category. This analysis for the years 2001/03 (two financial years together), 2003/04, 2004/05 and 2005/06 is as follows.
2001/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 Inappropriate language and/or inappropriate conduct in respect of pupils 5 2 4 13 Actions which undermine the school and/or parents 2 3 25 26 Misconduct relating to management and administration of exams 2 4 9 23 Fraud and financial impropriety 2 10 8 15 Misrepresentation of qualifications and other matters 1 2 4 10 Misconduct relating to contractual matters 1 1 5 15 Misconduct outside the workplace including criminal convictions 1 6 7 23 Totals 14 28 62 125