IT'S all very well taking on highly paid superteachers to boost classroom standards, but it rather begs the question what are the "ordinary" teachers doing?

While we welcome the influx of more teachers into schools, it seems that the current teams of teachers should be plugging gaps in literacy, information technology, science, humanities and GNVQs.

These are the areas which education chiefs seem to think need addressing.

The odd thing is that current Bolton teachers - presumably the ones not plugging the gaps - will be able to apply for the highly paid positions.

Not surprisingly, all teaching unions, are opposed to the idea.

They say the move will divide staffrooms and detract from the teamwork needed to raise standards.

Those are fair points. But we think the unions should be looking at the reasons why at least five schools want these superteachers in their midst.

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