The headteacher of a grammar school that unlawfully kicked out lower-performing sixth-form students has been found guilty of misconduct, but avoided a ban from the profession.
A Teacher Regulation Panel ruling published yesterday stated Aydin Onac’s actions were at the “less serious end of the possible spectrum”.
Onac was the head at St Olave’s grammar school, in Orpington, south London, which booted out year 12 students who did not achieve high enough grades in their AS-levels.
Onac, who had been head since 2010, resigned in 2017 after parents issued judicial review proceedings. The school U-turned on its policy and 16 pupils who had been kicked out were reinstated.
