Rejected petition Legal requirement for all covering and teaching classes in England must hold QTS

Rejected on 27 July 2016

We have at present more than 50,000 unemployed teachers and if you include the supply teacher population

There is an urgent need for the Department of Education to introduce new legislation or an amendment, making it a illegal for schools and academies to use people without qualified teacher status to cover, supervise or teach classes in England. Educational standards are maintained for all pupils

Why was this petition rejected?

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/127952

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