School classes could be merged if school staff shortages are too high, the Education Secretary has said.
“The most important thing is to keep them open. We monitor staff absenteeism, I just said to you we’re running at about 8% last year. If that rises further then we look at things like merging classes, teaching in bigger numbers.”.
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