Schools must be prepared to sack under-performing teachers in order to cut the number of pupils failing to meet basic reading and writing targets, a Stormont committee has said. A new report by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) reveals that one in six are leaving primary school without key literacy and numeracy skills, while 40% do not reach the expected standard by the time they turn 16. The PAC found £370m is being spent on the 9,000 pupils leaving full-time education each year without these skills. Today’s report found that 18% of lessons in primary schools and 24% in post-primary schools were deemed inadequate by inspectors. Yet no teacher has been dismissed for under-performance since...
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