Schools hire bouncers for classroom 'crowd control'

Antaletriangle · 04-13-2009, 11:42 PM

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/ed...l-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.

04-13-2009, 11:42 PM	#1
Antaletriangle Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: U.K. Posts: 3,380	Schools hire bouncers for classroom 'crowd control' http://www.independent.co.uk/news/ed...l-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.