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Guidance

Teacher appraisal and capability

Guidance for schools on appraisal and capability policies.

Updates to this page

From:
Department for Education
Published:
22 May 2012
Last updated:
29 July 2024
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  1. Added, 'Teacher appraisal' and 'Teacher capability: guidance for schools when dealing with serious under-performance'.

  2. Updated the model policy for March 2019.

  3. First published.

Applies to England

Documents

Teacher appraisal (valid from September 2024)

PDF, 342 KB, 17 pages

Teacher capability: guidance for schools when dealing with serious under-performance (valid from September 2024)

PDF, 296 KB, 11 pages

Teacher appraisal and capability: a model policy for schools (valid until August 2024)

Ref: DFE-57518-2012

PDF, 330 KB, 17 pages

Details

This is for:

  • headteachers
  • governors
  • local authorities
  • statutory agencies

It applies to:

  • local-authority-maintained schools, including local-authority-maintained special schools
  • local authorities in respect of unattached teachers

This model policy is an optional resource for schools to refer to as they review and develop their own policies.

The assessment forms which schools should use to carry out their statutory induction of newly qualified teachers are also available online.

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