Use of unqualified staff

Richard Knights made this Freedom of Information request to Porthcawl Comprehensive School, Bridgend

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Dear Porthcawl Comprehensive School, Bridgend,

Please could you supply the following information-

For the week beginning December 4th 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

Anne O'Brien, Porthcawl Comprehensive School, Bridgend

Dear Richard Knights

The information requested:

For the week beginning December 4th 2017. The total number of lessons taught in the school for those five school days. = 1455 lessons

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. = 8 lessons

Kind regards

Anne

Anne O’Brien
Deputy Headteacher
Porthcawl Comprehensive School

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