Guidance

Teacher appraisal and capability

Guidance for schools on appraisal and capability policies.

Applies to England

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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.

Updates to this page

Published 22 May 2012
Last updated 29 July 2024 + show all updates
  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.

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