Opposition Day — [9th Allotted Day] — Qualified Teachers

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 1:48 pm on 30 October 2013.

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Photo of Graham Stuart Graham Stuart Chair, Education Committee, Chair, Education Committee 1:48, 30 October 2013

Has the hon. Gentleman made any assessment of the quality of the teachers we are talking about here, who will be sacked after two years? There are fewer than there were when his party left office, we have a tightened-up the Ofsted regulation regime, and there is no place to hide on data and exam results, so I put it to him that a head teacher would only employ a non-QTS teacher today if they were above-average and were delivering a brilliant service to children in the classroom.