Recruiting qualified teachers of sensory impaired learners:</br>What do heads of SI services, resource bases and schools say?

Recruiting qualified teachers of sensory impaired learners:
What do heads of SI services, resource bases and schools say?

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Within the DfE SEND and AP Improvement Plan and the Change Programme, SI colleagues and DfE officials have been discussing the recruitment of the specialist workforce. 

The DfE have challenged the sector to give them more evidence about recruiting qualified teachers of sensory impairment.  Your answers will be very helpful and important to complete the picture - hence this survey. 

Thank you for assisting us.

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Please submit your responses by 23:59 on Wednesday 6 December 2023.

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Have you tried to recruit a QTSI in the last three years?

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Considering only the most recent time you tried to recruit, were you able to appoint someone?

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How many rounds of recruitment did you do?
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Was there any significant delay (beyond a term) in being able to appoint someone?

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Were there any effects from the delay?  Please consider:
On pupils?  On settings?  On other staff in your school or service? Other?

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You said that you appointed someone who did not have the relevant mandatory qualification.  Are you funding part or all of their training?

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You said you were unable to appoint.  Did you:
Did you incur any additional costs as a result of not being able to appoint someone with the Mandatory Qualification?  For example: Supply cover?  Hiring an agency teacher? Going to another organisation for the service?  Other?
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What impact did not being able to appoint a QTSI have on the have on the support you provide to children and young people with sensory impairment and their families?
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How many unfilled QTSI posts does your service or school have right now?
If you are a Head of Service, as far as you are aware, have there been any issues with schools (resource provisions, special schools) in your area and their recruitment of QTSIs?
Do you have any wider comments?  Is there anything else you'd like to tell us about the recruitment of specialist staff?
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