Statistics
Posted by News Editor
Tuesday, July 19, 2005

This item first appeared on the F.A.C.T. website on 3rd January 2005

The following statistics published by the NFER (National Foundation for Educational Research) may be of interest.

Allegations and Suspensions of staff:
As published by DFES: "Proposals for dealing with allegations against teachers and other staff". 18th November 2004

Between September 2003 & August 2004:
122 LEA’s reported recorded allegations: 1, 629 allegations 55% resolved in under a month and 30% in under a week. But 22% took upto 3 months to complete with 10% upto a year.

10% = 162 people suspended for over a year! Of these 162 people 66% of the allegations would be physical abuse or inappropriate handling of children. 66% = 106 people suspended for over a year around an allegation of inappropriate handling or physical abuse of children.

At least every other day there is an adult that will be suspended for over a year and that the allegation will centre around inappropriate handling procedures.