The head teachers’ union says it is unhappy with the way an investigation into alleged bullying has been handled.

Minister for Education, Sport and Culture Graham Cregeen has been cleared of bullying following an independent inquiry.

But the review into the conduct of Mr Cregeen does conclude that he made some ’errors of judgement’ and ’demonstrated a lack of awareness of the sensitivities of others’.

The review was launched following a complaint made in July by the National Association of Head Teachers, which accused the Minister of ’institutional bullying’.

It is understood the accusations refer to meetings held in April and July, where the conduct of the Minister to union representatives was questioned.

The findings of the report were released to the media on November 19.

But the NAHT is now seeking a review of the decision and is unhappy that the union was not informed of the outcome of the inquiry first, the Manx Independent has learned.

We have seen an email that was sent to chief secretary Will Greenhow from NAHT national secretary Rob Kelsall.

The email reads: ’I am disappointed that the Isle of Man Government has relayed the outcome of its investigation to the media without first corresponding with the complainant.

’This is highly inappropriate.

’We will be seeking a review of this decision and will reserve judgement until such time that the report has been properly scrutinised.’

An NAHT source told the Manx Independent: ’We are not happy with how the bullying report has been handled.’

Following the outcome of the inquiry, Mr Cregeen said: ’I am pleased that the investigation has confirmed no bullying has taken place but I am sorry if any comments made were misunderstood.’

Chief Minister Howard Quayle has said he hoped a line could be drawn under the issue.

He said: ’This was a serious accusation and quite rightly I asked for an independent review.

’Whilst mistakes have been made, the independent reviewer has made it clear that there was no evidence of bullying.’

Mr Quayle added: ’This draws a line under the issue and we look forward to working with the unions as we introduce the Education Bill back into the branches.’