PEEL Brow school head teacher Mr Mike Duce was expected to return to the classroom today (Fri Dec 7).

But MP David Chaytor has demanded that the report into his suspension and reinstatement be made public.

He told Parliament it was crucial for the reputation of the school and its head teacher that the findings were revealed.

Mr Duce was suspended from the Ramsbottom primary school earlier this year over allegations of exam irregularities. He was reinstated last month following an investigation by council education bosses, who scrubbed the results of a final year maths test.

But neither the school nor the local authority will reveal whether Mr Duce was cleared of any wrong-doing.

The Bury Times has been told that today will be his first day back.

Labour backbencher Mr Chaytor raised the case during an education debate in the Commons this week. The Bury North MP said he doubted whether governors or local education authorities had sufficient powers to hold head teachers to account.

Mr Chaytor told the Commons: "At one school in my constituency, parents accused the head teacher of intervening inappropriately in the conduct of Key Stage 2 tests, on the evidence provided by children at the school.

"That led to an inquiry by the chairman of the governing body, who felt it necessary to refer the case to the governing body's dismissals committee, which consulted the local authority's personnel department, which produced a report on the allegations.

"I am not aware of what the report says, but on the basis of the allegations that my constituents have made, which I have seen, the evidence is pretty damning."

Mr Chaytor added: "The governing body decided to take no action against the head teacher, following the consideration of the local authority's report, but it was not prepared to publish that report.

"That raises several important issues.

"First, is it right that the governing bodies of small schools should have that enormous burden of responsibility placed on them?

"A very complicated series of allegations was made about a complex series of incidents and there are serious consequences for the school and the head teacher.

"Can we reasonably expect volunteers, who give up their spare time, to take on those important personnel responsibilities, especially as they may involve dismissal or serious disciplinary action?

"Secondly, is it right for the inquiry carried out when such allegations are made to be kept secret?

"That is a matter of crucial public importance; it reflects on the school's reputation and that of the head teacher and on the integrity of the Key Stage 2 tests, so it ought to be in the public domain as a matter of course.

"Thirdly, if it were the case that the inquiry had led to criticisms involving gross misconduct by the head teacher, should that automatically be a case for dismissal, or would it be reasonable for that head teacher to return to his post?"

Mr Chaytor later said that he will write to Estelle Morris, secretary of state for education and skills, about the case.

Peel Brow school has consistently refused to talk to the Bury Times about the case.