Use of unqualified staff

Waiting for an internal review by Pontarddulais Comprehensive School of their handling of this request.

Dear Pontarddulais Comprehensive School,

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

Dear Pontarddulais Comprehensive School,

My original request was-

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.

If this would be difficult please use the week beginning January 15th.

Please note it is a legal obligation to respond to Freedom of Information requests.

Yours faithfully,

Richard Knights