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Licence to teach

The government is introducing a new 'licence to teach', similar to the new system for doctors and solicitors, under which teachers will be assessed regularly by heads and face having their licences revoked if they are not up to scratch.

Ed Balls, the schools secretary, said: "It may be that we will discover some teachers who don't make the grade ... We want this to be a profession which is continually learning and developing, and that will be central to the licence.

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