Can a Line Manager appeal against being appointed as a reviewer?
The head teacher can only delegate the duties of a reviewer to the reviewees line manager, or to another teacher of equivalent or higher status in the staffing structure than the line manager. In this case, performance management review is one of their responsibilities. In addition, the STPCD provides for teachers to participate as appropriate in the Performance Management arrangements. Workload considerations would need to be considered and addressed appropriately and, if a line manager expresses concern about being designated as a reviewer, the headteacher would need to evaluate the nature of the concerns. However, simply not wishing to review the performance of others would not be an appropriate objection.
