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<p>Schools and colleges are responsible for staff appointments, discipline, and dismissals.
Where a relevant employer, as defined in section 141D(4) of the Education Act 2002,
has ceased to use the services of a person who was employed or engaged to carry out
teaching work at an institution listed in section 141A Education Act 2002, because
of serious misconduct or because they may have ceased to use their services had the
person not resigned, the employer has a duty to consider making a referral to the
Secretary of State. The Teaching Regulation Agency acts on the Secretary of State’s
behalf to consider referrals received and to decide whether to make an order that
will prohibit the teacher concerned from carrying out teaching work in the future.</p><p>For
the purposes of this duty, the definition of teaching work is set out in section 141A
of the Education Act 2002 and regulation 3 of The Teachers’ Disciplinary (England)
Regulations 2012.</p>
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