Dame Mo Brennan grateful for support over hearing
Superhead Dame Mo Brennan today said she had been "overwhelmed" by support for her after it emerged that she will not be banned from the classroom.
Dame Mo Brennan, who is currently headteacher of Barr Beacon School in Aldridge, will face no further action after being found guilty by a disciplinary panel of altering attendance records.
Dame Mo, along with senior teachers Shelley Derham and Linda Westwood, were all found to have acted "dishonestly" when they changed pupil attendance records while all three were working at Hillcrest School and Community College, in Netherton, Dudley.
Superhead Dame Mo Brennan spared ban
But a Teaching Agency panel has now ruled a ban is not necessary for the three teachers, all of whom now work at Barr Beacon. Dame Mo today thanked people for their support during the hearing.
"I've been overwhelmed by the support I've received from staff, parents and pupils from Barr Beacon School in Walsall and from Hillcrest School and Community College in Dudley, as well as from across the country," she said.
A judgment published by the Teaching Agency disciplinary panel and agreed by Education Secretary Mr Gove said it was in the public interest for Dame Mo, Mrs Derham and Mrs Westwood.
Alan Meyrick, Teaching Agency deputy director, said it would be "disproportionate" to impose a prohibition order.
It also concluded the "exceptional achievements" of Mrs Westwood and Mrs Derham meant it was in the public interest for them to continue "inspiring and improving the life chances" of pupils.
Governors at Barr Beacon have backed Dame Mo throughout. Mike Bird, speaking on behalf of the governing body today said: "It was a case of the information being miscoded rather than dishonestly recorded."
