A business studies teacher will go before a watchdog this week accused of “intimidating” pupils and publicly belittling their work.
The teacher, known only as Teacher B, is also said to have acted unprofessionally towards colleagues at Westhill Academy.
The General Teaching Council of Scotland will consider if the teacher is fit to remain in the profession during a six-day hearing due to begin tomorrow.
It is alleged that between February and December 2017, Teacher B acted inappropriately towards pupils – calling one girl “dear” despite being asked not to, and repeatedly ignoring requests by pupils to call them by their preferred names.
In another instance, it is claimed the teacher told the class not to applaud a pupil’s presentation because it was not good enough while on another occasion, they allegedly described work carried out by another pupil as “horribly wrong” in front of the class.
This same boy is entitled to additional support with assessments, which means he uses pink paper. It is alleged Teacher B made him repeatedly carry out the same piece of work on white paper before then throwing it in the bin in front of him.
Watchdog will also consider complaints from other teachers
The GTCS will also consider more general accusations that Teacher B called pupils fat, refused to help them when they asked for help and shouted and swore in front of them.
It is also alleged he held a bottle of liquid in his lap and said to pupils “do you know what this looks like” or something similar.
In another instance, it is claimed Teacher B lay down in the school corridor during a lesson with pupils.
The GTCS will also consider reported inappropriate behaviour towards staff, with one teacher being accused of “bullying” and “victimising” by Teacher B when there was no reasonable grounds for the accusation.
During a meeting with that same colleague, it is alleged Teacher B “cowered” in a corner of the room and said “what would it look like if someone passed your office and I am in the corner, like the depute head teacher was hitting me” or words to that effect.
In another class, it is claimed Teacher B made derogatory remarks about a colleague’s effort to cover a lesson in his absence.
The fitness to teach hearing will be held online, starting tomorrow.
