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Unqualified teacher teaching class?

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Scottishgirl85 · 01/07/2025 12:09

My daughter will be starting Y3 at a junior school in September (my older daughter is already there).

We already don't love the school, so I wonder if that is clouding my judgement here...

We've just been told her teachers, 2 part-timers job sharing 50:50. I happen to know that one of them is currently an LSA (as like I say, older daughter is at the school). So I emailed the Head and asked who would be the qualified teacher on her days. The response I got was that the LSA is "working towards Qualified Teacher Status and will be appropriately supported".

Is this acceptable? I'm very happy to be told it is acceptable. Just want to check with you knowledgeable folk. Thanks.

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CorbyTrouserPress · 01/07/2025 12:18

I trained as a teacher many moons ago and was left alone to teach regularly. I thought it was a big shit then and I still think it’s a bit shit now but it’s more common than you think.

CopperWhite · 01/07/2025 12:15

It happens all the time and is fine. Many parents would be shocked at how much teaching is delivered by TAs, HLTAs and unqualified teachers.

ThreenagerCentral · 01/07/2025 12:15

You can thank the previous government. Unqualified teachers can teach alone and unsupported, it’s very common in secondary in shortage subjects like maths.

Bushmillsbabe · 01/07/2025 12:15

If you already weren't happy with it with your oldest, why send your youngest there? Are you rural and it's only option.

Any student teacher needs to be supervised most of the time I think. My oldest has had trainee teacher for much of this year, but there is a qualified teacher in the class at all times observing her, plus doing marking, lesson planning etc. But always there.

Coffeeishot · 01/07/2025 12:15

Yes student teachers have their own classes when on placement how do they learn to wrangle children teach if they are not allowed to practise teaching?

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Scottishgirl85 · 01/07/2025 12:13

So the student teacher is on their own in the class?

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Scottishgirl85 · 01/07/2025 12:12

No not an academy

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Coffeeishot · 01/07/2025 12:12

We don't have those where i live but it doesn't sound any different from a student teacher having a placement, and they have a qualified teacher the other days I am sure it will be fine.

whynotmereally · 01/07/2025 12:11

Is it an academy? Academies can use non qualified staff.

alcoholnightmare · 01/07/2025 12:11

So essentially she’s now a student teacher on a placement at your school - and head has assured will be supported? I think that’s okay?

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