(09 Sep 2015, 10:03 pm)S813 FVK wrote It wasn't normal for St Bedes until the 2013/14 academic year when GNE staff have been present for the last 3 years, most of the time without fail but today there was no sign of GNE staff at all. I have no idea how it works with other schools.
Stanley's St Bedes scholars services are commercially operated rather than secured as per most Tyne & Wear scholars services (I believe some Emmanuel College services are commercially operated too), hence why some of the arrangements are slightly different.
I don't know for sure, but I think there have been quite a few meetings lately so the staff who usually supervise your scholars may have been busy with nobody available to cover.