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This chapter is about mediocre — not terrible — teachers. Someone who fits Maggie’s description of one of her colleagues,

She was never someone whom I would consider for a minute capability proceedings or anything like that — partly because that is not my style — but secondly because I don’t think that would have been warranted.

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© 2013 Anne D. Cockburn

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Cockburn, A.D. (2013). Focusing on Mediocrity. In: Headteachers, Mediocre Colleagues and the Challenges of Educational Leadership. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137311894_3

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