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Unqualified teacher

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ladybirdsmum · 05/07/2025 18:05

My DS is starting in Reception in September. There are two Reception classes and he is in one where there is a job share. The other class has one full time teacher. I just found out that one of his 'teachers' is not qualified. I looked her up on LinkedIn and saw that she has worked at the school as a TA for 3 years and prior to that she was working in admin in a non educational setting. She does not have a a degree. Apparently there is someone else currently teaching at the school who is also unqualified. She is not on any sort of training programme so I don't think this new teacher will be either (she is replacing the other one as she is leaving). I feel like this will not be a great start for DS and wish he could have got into one of the other schools in the town. Can I do anything about this without coming across as a difficult parent?

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Zonder · 08/07/2025 17:54

Beebumble2 · 08/07/2025 16:57

Some TT colleges were linked to Universities and awarded B. Ed degrees. Some students who did 3 year full time courses requiring A levels and a thesis have subsequently awarded Degrees in place of their Cert. Ed award.

Yes. So all good teaching qualifications.

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