Roles, ratios and qualification requirements

Understand the accounting officer's responsibilities, what happens if they're absent and where to access training for this role.

Your trust must appoint an accounting officer and a chief financial officer. Learn who can fulfil these roles, how they’re different and what their main responsibilities are.

Understand the role and responsibilities of a primary school deputy headteacher, and which duties might be appropriate for your school's deputy head.

The rules for staffing classes also apply for extended provision. Find out the staff you need depending on the age groups of your holiday, after-school and breakfast clubs.

Get to grips with the staffing ratio and qualification requirements in early years settings, and download our summary of the rules.

Get to grips with the rules on infant class sizes.

Understand the rules around employing unqualified teachers in maintained schools and academies, including who’s eligible and what work they can do.

Learn what qualification requirements you should use when hiring an HLTA, and how you can support a TA to step up into the role.

Understand the legal requirements for HLTAs delivering lessons and covering absence, and read advice on when and for how long your HLTAs should be deployed in this way.