FOI Request - Teaching Cover for Sickness Absences

Request 101002037716

Please provide:

1. The number of occasions a replacement or supply teacher was not provided to cover for teacher sickness absences. Please provide a breakdown by each individual school in your local authority area each year for the past five financial years individually (2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018 to date).
2. For each instance where a replacement or supply teacher was not provided, please provide a summary of what action was taken by the school.
3. Correspondence of any complaints schools in your local authority area have received regarding teacher sickness absences or failures to provide teaching cover. I appreciate that this may involve personal information – I do not require personal information such as names, so I will accept documents that are redacted to protect personal data.

Response 12-02-2019

1. In accordance with section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 please be advised that this information is not held. However, school staff have reported that from memory they cannot recall any instances where no classes were covered.

2. N/A

3. Nil.

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