Schools out as teacher shortage bites

Secondary
schools will be short of 4,000 teachers at the start of the new term, according
to a poll of more than 800 schools.

The
poll by the Times Educational Supplement and the Secondary Heads Association
casts doubt on the official government figure of 2,500.

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Further
disruptions to the school year are expected as the Criminal Records Bureau
makes checks on new and transferred staff.

By
Quentin Reade