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Ghost lessons / State Sixth form

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Littleham · 08/09/2014 22:48

My dd described her 'Ghost lessons' to me, as follows....

  1. Teacher doesn't turn up but it is scheduled lesson

  2. Only one French teacher in the sixth form requires kids to be there & sets work. None of the other teachers bother to turn up - she doesn't do French.

  3. The sixth formers are not required to be there, there is no set work, they are not required to do anything, but it fulfils the education requirement for 10 hours a week for a subject. (So 9 hours of teaching, plus one ghost lesson). So she spends Monday at home working by herself in her bedroom.

Her Monday A2 day consists of one lesson, plus one ghost lesson (where she is free to go home).

Please could I ask - is this replicated around the country & how can she possibly compete for a university place on this basis? Confused

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noblegiraffe · 08/09/2014 23:13

I teach sixth form and have no idea what you are talking about, either in terms of ghost lessons or in teaching hours requirements.

friendface · 08/09/2014 23:12

That should be nine hours of teaching per subject, per week sounds like a lot at A2

friendface · 08/09/2014 23:11

I didn't know it was government requirement to have 10 hours a week per subject! DS had 9 hours per fortnight + enrichment and general studies each week. Sorry I can't be much help, but nine hours of teaching per week for A2 sounds a lot to me so she should be absolutely fine. If you're still worried you could query it with the school?