SCHOOLS in Barnsley are spending millions on agency staff and supply teachers, new figures show.
A Freedom of Information request made to Barnsley Council by the Chronicle reveals that during the 2015/16 academic year, 53 primary schools and seven secondary schools collectively spent £2,780,192 on supply teaching staff and agency workers.
Schools spent £447,236 on supply teachers directly employed by schools and £2,332,956 on staff employed by agencies.
A further breakdown shows annual spending on supply teachers by primary schools was £400,267 and £1,414,669 on agency supply staff. For secondary schools, annual spending on supply teachers totalled £46,968 and £918,286 was splashed out on agency workers.
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