Yahoo News Teacher at top London Catholic secondary school suspended because he ‘can’t read or write’
A teacher at a top London Catholic secondary school has been suspended because he can’t read or write, it has been reported.
Faisal Ahmed was appointed to a teaching post at St Thomas More Catholic School in Wood Green, north London, despite suffering from dyspraxia.
The condition is a developmental disorder of the brain which makes activities which require coordination and movement – such as reading and writing – extremely difficult.
He had “extreme difficulty with handwriting”, reading problems and issues understanding “written tests”, The Sun reported.
Mr Ahmed, who is in his 30s, was recruited to the school through the training programme Teach First.
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But the newspaper said he was summoned by the headmaster and suspended just days into his teaching job.
He told headmaster Mark Rowland he was unable to write for “more than a couple of minutes” because his condition caused him too much pain.
Details of the case, from 2016, emerged after Mr Ahmed sued the school for constructive dismissal and disability discrimination after he quit his post.
However, he lost his case and subsequent appeal – the London Central Employment Tribunal threw out his appeal last month.
Mr Ahmed, a former worker in the City, was recruited to teach GCSE and A-Level lessons to pupils at St Thomas More.
Teach First recruits graduates to schools while they study for a teaching qualification.
The charity admitted it did not inform the school of Mr Ahmed’s condition.
