A teacher was sent to work in an ‘outstanding’ school despite struggling to read or write.

Faisal Ahmed was placed in St Thomas More Catholic School in Wood Green, London, after completing his Teach First programme.

But headmaster Mark Rowland suspended him after discovering he had ‘extreme difficulty with handwriting’, reading problems and issues understanding ‘written tests’.

He had been placed in the school by Teach First (Picture: Google)

Mr Ahmed, in his 30s, has dyspraxia, a developmental disorder that affects movement and co-ordination.


Teach First admitted they had not informed the school of his dyspraxia before he started in 2016.

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Just a few days into his role as a business studies teacher, in which he taught GCSE and A-level students, Mr Ahmed was summoned to the Mr Rowland’s office and suspended.



He told the headmaster he could ‘hardly write’ for ‘more than a couple of minutes’ as it then became too painful.

Mr Ahmed decided to leave his role and has since sued the school for constructive dismissal and disability discrimination.

He was suspended from the school in 2016 (Picture: Shutterstock)

According to legal papers seen by The Sun, he lost his tribunal case and an appeal on March 29.

Teach First is a social enterprise registered as a charity which aims to address educational disadvantage in England and Wales.

Participants must undergo a two-year training programme in order to achieve Qualified Teacher Status.

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