Use of unqualified staff
Dear Ysgol Uwchradd Tywyn, Gwynedd,
Please could you supply the following information-
For the week beginning November 13th 2017. The total number of lessons
taught in the school for those five school days.
The total number of lessons where a qualified teacher was not present and
unqualified staff were there during the lesson i.e., cover supervisors,
teaching assistants. Please note this should NOT include any lessons taken
by students on a teacher training course.
Yours faithfully,
Richard Knights
Dear Ysgol Uwchradd Tywyn, Gwynedd,
My original request was-
Please could you supply the following information-
For the week beginning November 13th 2017. The total number of lessons
taught in the school for those five school days.
The total number of lessons where a qualified teacher was not present and
unqualified staff were there during the lesson i.e., cover supervisors,
teaching assistants. Please note this should NOT include any lessons taken
by students on a teacher training course.
If it would be difficult to find this information then could you reply to the same two questions for the week beginning January 15th 2018.
I have requested an internal review to give you more time.
Please note, it is a legal requirement to respond to Freedom of Information requests.
Yours faithfully,
Richard Knights
Dear Richard
I am happy to supply this information but please could you tell me when the original message was sent, as it does not seem to have appeared in my inbox.
Regards
Helen Lewis
Dear pennaeth,
Message sent November 17th
Richard Knights 17 November 2017
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Dear Ysgol Uwchradd Tywyn, Gwynedd,
Please could you supply the following information-
For the week beginning November 13th 2017. The total number of lessons
taught in the school for those five school days.
The total number of lessons where a qualified teacher was not present and
unqualified staff were there during the lesson i.e., cover supervisors,
teaching assistants. Please note this should NOT include any lessons taken
by students on a teacher training course.
Yours faithfully,
Richard Knights
Dear Richard
During the five school days week commencing November 13, 2017, 404 lessons were delivered at Ysgol Uwchradd Tywyn. Unqualified staff (Level 3 Teaching Assistant) supervised 3 of these lessons and qualified teachers delivered the other 401 lessons (including a staff member on the Graduate Teacher Programme).
Regards
Helen
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