Crisis for Irish Secondary Teachers!
There is a major crisis for Irish secondary teachers in Ireland in the run up to September, as qualified teachers and those qualified from previous years scramble to secure full time posts. Uteach is inundated with CVs from teachers who are unable to find work in Ireland for September and are now thinking of relocating to England.
It’s hard to imagine that teachers who are qualifying this year from universities in Ireland will find work when they are up against those who have experience. We are being sent many CVs from teachers of subjects that are considered “shortage subjects” in England (Maths, Science or English). Many of these candidates have been teaching at their schools for three or four years and have just found out that they are not being kept on in September.
Irish teachers are indeed facing a desperate situation. It is a consolation that there are available posts in England for those willing to travel. What’s the answer to the crisis here…? Perhaps a start would be to put a cap on the ammount of teachers qualifying each year. There are at least 1500 newly qualified teachers emerging from Irish universities this year, not including those in Northern Ireland. We are working hard at the moment to ensure that all of our Irish applicants secure full time work in England for September 2010.Â
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Written by Claire on May 4th, 2010 with no comments.
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