Antaletriangle
04-13-2009, 11:42 PM
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/schools-hire-bouncers-for-classroom-crowd-control-1668014.html
Teaching union in warning over use of untrained staff
By Richard Garner, Education editor
Monday, 13 April 2009
Doormen were given jobs at a secondary school in the Midlands
Bouncers and former military personnel are being hired by schools as "crowd control" to cover classes for teachers.
In one case, a state secondary school in the Midlands approached an agency which employed bouncers to take two doormen on to their staff. They were given full-time jobs as "cover supervisors" – standing in for teachers who are sick, on maternity leave or on courses.
Teachers at the National Union of Teachers' annual conference in Cardiff warned yesterday that too many heads were using untrained staff to take lessons. They voted to demand that every class should have a qualified teacher.
cont. on link above.
Teaching union in warning over use of untrained staff
By Richard Garner, Education editor
Monday, 13 April 2009
Doormen were given jobs at a secondary school in the Midlands
Bouncers and former military personnel are being hired by schools as "crowd control" to cover classes for teachers.
In one case, a state secondary school in the Midlands approached an agency which employed bouncers to take two doormen on to their staff. They were given full-time jobs as "cover supervisors" – standing in for teachers who are sick, on maternity leave or on courses.
Teachers at the National Union of Teachers' annual conference in Cardiff warned yesterday that too many heads were using untrained staff to take lessons. They voted to demand that every class should have a qualified teacher.
cont. on link above.