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Should my child's class have a qualified teacher everyday?

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Jap26 · 01/07/2024 16:47

Aibu to expect that my year 5 child has a qualified teacher everyday at school. Teachers have been announced for the next school year and the year 5 teacher is part time doing 4 days a week, no teaching cover has been arranged and the plan is for various TA's to cover the 5th day. The school have confirmed that with ppa time for the class teacher they will only have an actual teacher 3.5 days a week. None of the TA's have any relevant qualifications. As an ad hoc arrangement to cover sickness I think this is fine but they are planning do to this every week. Before I complain I just want a reality check on if this is standard practice

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Octavia64 · 01/07/2024 16:49

There is no requirement for this.

It's been standard practice for some time to use TAs or HLTAs to cover absence and this has been permitted for a number of years.

Many schools now use people who are not trained teachers (cover supervisors) to cover absence whether temporary (a few days) or longer (months).

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