Teacher faces inquiry over 'misconduct'

THE General Teaching Council for Scotland is to take the unusual step of investigating one of its own elected members.

James Forbes, a modern languages teacher at Lasswade High School Centre, Midlothian, is facing three serious charges of misconduct including allegedly using "aggressive and threatening language" during a confrontation with GTCS convener David Drever.

The official charges allege Mr Forbes used the phrases "I demand you listen to me" and "I demand your attention" when aggressively confronting Mr Drever during a public meeting in Edinburgh last June.

Mr Forbes is also charged with failing to "engage in a reasonable manner" with the professional teaching body by refusing official GTCS correspondence concerning the matter, and refusing to attend meetings to hear the complaints against him.