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| Disabled pupil 'forced to stand' | Disabled pupil 'forced to stand' |
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| A teacher who made a girl with brittle bone disorder stand in a corner after she misbehaved has been found guilty of serious professional incompetence. | |
| The General Teaching Council for Wales (GTCW) was told Russell Doddington knew of the seven-year-old's condition, which causes bones to break easily. | |
| The panel found the teacher, who has since resigned from Undy Primary in Caldicot, Monmouthshire, was guilty of failing to meet teaching standards. | |
| He could be banned from the profession. | He could be banned from the profession. |
| The panel, which will now decide on a sanction, also found that Mr Doddington's performance was consistently unsatisfactory. | |
| The hearing in Cardiff was told he forced the girl to stand in the corner of the classroom for seven minutes. | |
| After five minutes standing facing the wall, she began to lean. | |
| Challenged by staff | Challenged by staff |
| It was also claimed he banished another child from his classroom for a full day and is accused of not setting or marking homework. | |
| The GTCW heard that concerns about the teacher were first raised in 2002. | |
| A teacher described Mr Doddington's lessons and his handling of the children as "appalling". | A teacher described Mr Doddington's lessons and his handling of the children as "appalling". |
| When challenged by senior staff about his performance and the fact that he had missed agreed targets he dismissed their concerns saying 'anyone would think this was the worst thing since the Holocaust', the hearing was told. | When challenged by senior staff about his performance and the fact that he had missed agreed targets he dismissed their concerns saying 'anyone would think this was the worst thing since the Holocaust', the hearing was told. |
| The panel heard that Mr Doddington did not keep a pupil record and had no idea what it was. | |
| When asked how he kept records of pupil development he told senior staff he "kept the information in his head". | When asked how he kept records of pupil development he told senior staff he "kept the information in his head". |
| Parents' concern | Parents' concern |
| The panel heard that children's books were left unmarked for months at a time, homework was not set, and despite having a class of just 21, parents were concerned that their children were not progressing. | The panel heard that children's books were left unmarked for months at a time, homework was not set, and despite having a class of just 21, parents were concerned that their children were not progressing. |
| The hearing was told Mr Doddongton asked a meeting at the school: "Do you think I can't hack it, do you think I'm useless?" | The hearing was told Mr Doddongton asked a meeting at the school: "Do you think I can't hack it, do you think I'm useless?" |
| In another meeting, staff said he became aggressive, rolled his eyes and eventually stormed out, the hearing was told. | In another meeting, staff said he became aggressive, rolled his eyes and eventually stormed out, the hearing was told. |
| Mr Doddington had been a supply teacher for five years and a class teacher for eight years at the time of his resignation in September 2008. | Mr Doddington had been a supply teacher for five years and a class teacher for eight years at the time of his resignation in September 2008. |
| He was not present at the hearing and is being represented by Dr Philip Dixon from the Association of Teachers and Lecturers. | He was not present at the hearing and is being represented by Dr Philip Dixon from the Association of Teachers and Lecturers. |