Ms Anne McElduff:

I cannot comment on that, because I do not know the detail of the particular situation.

Whole staff training is welcome. I understand it is a question of resources, but in the matters of child protection, bullying and such issues, taking the whole staff for training for a day would be worth considering. This is something we do not have currently.

On the issue of disruption caused by the absence of teachers, as a policy we would like to see more supply panels. These would address that issue and provide a continuity of service while teachers are absent. However, once again, this is a resource issue.