Details of a forthcoming hearing will appear here five working days before it is due to take place.

Members of the profession and the public are able to attend Council Suitability Committee hearings and a small number of observer places are available for this purpose. If you wish to attend as an observer, you are asked to contact the Council on 029 2055 0350. In attending a hearing, observers are asked to bear in mind the following points:

• Hearings are subject to sudden cancellation or postponement. Those travelling long distances are advised to confirm that a hearing is still taking place by telephoning the Council on or shortly before the day of the hearing;

• The Human Rights Act entitles individuals to a public hearing. However, a registered teacher can request that all or part of a hearing be held in private. The Committee will consider any such request on the day of the hearing. All or part of a hearing may be held in private. Where all or any part of a hearing is held in private, this will not be open to observers.

If you are a member of the press and wish to attend a hearing listed here, you must contact the Council in the first instance on 029 2055 0350. Should you not do so in advance of the hearing date, the Council cannot guarantee your place as an observer.

A copy of the document Information for hearing observers can be downloaded here (PDF 128k)