Labour to pledge to stop state schools employing unqualified teachers

The Independent has reported that Labour is set to pledge to stop state schools employing unqualified teachers. Shadow Education Secretary Tristram Hunt is expected to make the announcement at the North of England Education Conference today.  Education Secretary Michael Gove has always insisted that the policy of allowing unqualified teachers into the classroom would put academies and free schools on an equal footing with independent schools by allowing them to hire experts.