Government proposals will allow teachers without formal qualifications to work in academies. With more than 20 such schools already in the county and more set to make the switch, it would lead to a dramatic shake-up in the profession. Andy Lutwyche, a maths teacher at Worthing High School, which is set to become an academy in the autumn, argues that the policy will affect the morale and quality of teaching – with students ultimately the ones losing out.
Last week Michael Gove, the Secretary of State for Schools, announced that new academies and free schools could employ “unqualified” teachers, or those without QTS (Qualified Teacher Status), with existing academies able to apply to do the same.
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