I IMAGINE most parents assume the individuals responsible for educating their children are qualified and trained to do so.

Until now parents have been safe in making this assumption.

However, last Friday the Department for Education announced that academy schools are free to recruit unqualified teachers.

If Worthing High School’s academy bid is successful, parents and prospective parents face the possibility of their children being taught by individuals who are unqualified.

Are parents in Worthing comfortable with this?

Scott Maynard, Bulkington Avenue, Worthing