Schools that have unqualified teachers cannot be pinpointed [Independent.ie]
- Published: 18 August 2011
THE Department of Education cannot pinpoint the schools where second-level students are being taught maths by teachers with no qualifications in the subject.
The lack of information emerged last night as the Government's chief scientific adviser added his voice to concerns about Leaving Cert maths and science results.
As many as half of second-level maths teachers are not qualified in the subject, but department officials do not know where they are currently working.
A department spokeswoman said it was a matter for the Teaching Council to register teachers, while schools had responsibility for hiring teachers.
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