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Saturday, September 12, 2009

Bouncers and Postmen 'Cheap Labour' Substitutes for Teachers

Thousands of untrained staff – including ex-bouncers, postmen and driving instructors – are being used as "cheap labour" to cover for absent teachers, government research has revealed.

By law only fully qualified teachers and assistants can take lessons in state schools, but academics identified instances when untrained staff – so-called "cover supervisors" – were taking their place for weeks at a time.

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