AQW 9999/17-22

Ms Kellie Armstrong
Alliance Party
Strangford

Tabled Date: 10/11/2020
Answered On Date: 16/11/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Education how many substitute teachers are currently available to school principals required to replace teachers who have to self-isolate or who have COVID-19.

Answer:

There were 9,302 teachers registered as available for work on the Northern Ireland Substitute Teachers’ Register (NISTR) as at 16 November 2020. In a usual month, between 3,000 and 4,000 substitute teachers will receive bookings through NISTR.

A fund for teacher substitution costs, to support existing staff absences specifically as a result of Covid-19, is being centrally managed by the Education Authority, and will be allocated to schools based on verified costs.