Schools are using unqualified staff to teach pupils and prepare lessons, according to a survey of teachers. It found that just over half of those questioned (53%) reported that there were unqualified staff working as teachers in their school.
Schools are using unqualified staff to teach pupils and prepare lessons, according to a survey of teachers. It also suggests that many teachers believe that the use of unqualified staff is worsening because schools cannot, or will not, pay for qualified individuals.
The poll, conducted by the NASUWT union, asked around 7,000 members for their views on schools using staff that do not hold Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
It found that just over half of those questioned (53%) reported that there were unqualified staff working as teachers in their school.
The results also show that nearly two thirds (65%) of teachers say that the use of unqualified staff is "getting worse because schools can't or won't pay for qualified teachers."
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