Member

These amendments are unnecessary because of the existing exemption to the requirement for QTS that allows schools to recruit an unqualified subject expert—as the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, suggested—welcome them into the school and then support them to gain QTS through an employment-based route. This will ensure that those teachers have met the teachers’ standards and therefore have the skills and experience needed to be successful in their role. There are also exemptions that allow for instructors with special qualifications or experience to teach part of the curriculum or to work under the supervision of a teacher with QTS. They can bring their expertise while getting the input they need from a qualified teacher to ensure that all the children they are teaching achieve.