Use of unqualified staff

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Dear Pentrechwyth Primary School, Swansea,

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

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Rebecca Barker

Pennaeth/Headteacher

Ysgol Gynradd Trallwn Primary School

01792 792478

@TrallwnPrimary

[1]www.trallwnprimary.co.uk

[email address]

Ar gyfer yr unigolyn y cyfeirir yr e-bost hwn ato yn unig y mae'r neges
a'r atodiadau sydd ynghlwm.
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hon sy'n bersonol neu os oes ynddi gynnwys nad yw'n gysylltiedig â gwaith
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fath nac atebolrwydd drosto. Gallai data mewn negeseuon e-bost sy'n cael
eu hanfon dros y rhyngrwyd gael eu llygru, neu gallai negeseuon gael eu
darllen cyn iddynt gyrraedd pen eu taith neu gael eu diwygio heb awdurdod;
nid oes gennym unrhyw reolaeth dros hyn.
Nid ydym yn atebol am unrhyw feirysau cyfrifiadurol a allai fod yn y neges
hon nac am unrhyw golledion yn sgil feirysau. I gael gwybodaeth am y sail
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Dear R Barker,

This seems to be the standard response from Swansea schools. Are 'qualified staff' in possession of QTS? In our report this response will go down as a Refusal To Give Information.

Yours sincerely,

Richard Knights

Hi,
All staff are qualified in the role they are employed to carry out. All
teachers have QTS, and where staff do not, then they are appropriately
qualified TAs who only support specialist staff in PPA.
I hope this answers your query.
Rebecca Barker

Rebecca Barker

Pennaeth/Headteacher

Ysgol Gynradd Trallwn Primary School

01792 792478

@TrallwnPrimary

[1]www.trallwnprimary.co.uk

[email address]

Ar gyfer yr unigolyn y cyfeirir yr e-bost hwn ato yn unig y mae'r neges
a'r atodiadau sydd ynghlwm.
Os ydych wedi derbyn y neges e-bost hon drwy gamsyniad, rhowch wybod i'r
anfonwr a'i dileu'n barhaol o'ch system. Os oes cynnwys yn y neges e-bost
hon sy'n bersonol neu os oes ynddi gynnwys nad yw'n gysylltiedig â gwaith
Llywodraeth Cymru, ysgolion, y consortia addysg rhanbarthol neu unrhyw
awdurdod lleol yng Nghymru, nid ydym yn derbyn cyfrifoldeb am gynnwys o'r
fath nac atebolrwydd drosto. Gallai data mewn negeseuon e-bost sy'n cael
eu hanfon dros y rhyngrwyd gael eu llygru, neu gallai negeseuon gael eu
darllen cyn iddynt gyrraedd pen eu taith neu gael eu diwygio heb awdurdod;
nid oes gennym unrhyw reolaeth dros hyn.
Nid ydym yn atebol am unrhyw feirysau cyfrifiadurol a allai fod yn y neges
hon nac am unrhyw golledion yn sgil feirysau. I gael gwybodaeth am y sail
a ddefnyddir ar gyfer casglu gwybodaeth bersonol drwy
http://hwb.llyw.cymru, ewch i http://hwb.gov.wales/Privacy, ac i weld
telerau defnydd y wefan, ewch i http://hwb.gov.wales/TermsAndConditions

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Dear R Barker,

Please could you tell me total number of lessons for the week in question and total covered by staff who are not QTS. HLTA is a status not a qualification.

Yours sincerely,

Richard Knights

22 lessons were covered by staff who do not have QTS.
If your original email had made it clear that you meant QTS when you said ‘qualified’ then it would have been easier to answer.
What is this information for?

Rebecca Barker
Pennaeth/Headteacher
Ysgol Gynradd Trallwn Primary School
01792 792478
www.trallwnprimary.co.uk
@TrallwnPrimary
[email address]

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Dear R Barker,

We are surveying over 800 Welsh schools to assess the use of unqualified staff. This is seriously affecting supply teachers.

Yours sincerely,

Richard Knights Fair Deal for Supply Teachers

What body do you represent?
I use specialist creative staff supported by TAs which is a richer experience than using supply teachers for PPA. It’s not necessarily cheaper but enriches the experiences for the pupils. Not all decisions are funding related.

Rebecca Barker
Pennaeth/Headteacher
Ysgol Gynradd Trallwn Primary School
01792 792478
www.trallwnprimary.co.uk
@TrallwnPrimary
[email address]

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Pentrechwyth Primary School, Swansea

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Good Morning Mr Knights

 

Please find attached the information requested.

 

Kind regards

Allison Christopherson

Headteacher | Pentrechwyth Primary School, Bonymaen Road, Swansea, SA1 7AP

(: 01792 653186 | email: [1][email address]

 

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