ABSTRACT
Why is there a question mark in the title of this book? For a book describing research into teachers alleged to be incompetent, the title Failing Teachers? appears to cast doubt on the issue. School inspection reports show that most teachers are regarded as professionally ‘competent’ or better, so who is failing whom? Are some teachers failing their pupils, or is society failing its teachers? Or when teachers have been identified as ‘incompetent’, is there some uncertainty about whether this label is accurate?
