Инженерный вестник: Fewer Full-Time Teaching Jobs Available in Scotland

Concerns have been voiced that only one in five new teachers in Scotland found permanent, full-time jobs after qualifying in 2009-10.

Top officials in Scotland are voicing concerns over newly-released data that claims only one in five new teachers in Scotland were able to find permanent, full-time jobs after becoming certified in 2009-10. The startling figure was first revealed last week when the results of a survey conducted by the General Teaching Council for Scotland. More than 1,200 full-time and substitute teachers were surveyed.

The chief executive of the survey, Anthony Finn, said there was a clear “cause for concern”. But Scotland’s Education Secretary Mike Russell insisted the figures did not reflect the current situation for new teachers.

From BBC News:

"Russell added: “The latest Job Seeker Allowance figures show that we are beginning to see real progress in tackling teacher unemployment with year-on-year teacher unemployment in Scotland falling for the eighth month in a row.

“Teacher unemployment remains lower in Scotland than anywhere else in the UK.”

All newly-qualified teachers in Scotland are guaranteed a “probationary” year teaching in a school.

The GTCS survey, which takes place annually, revealed that more new teachers have no job at all compared with the previous year, up from 13.5% to 16.2%. The feedback from those who took part in the exercise further showed that the proportion of those securing part-time, permanent contracts also fell, to 2.4%. The previous year’s rate was 4.5%.

Full-time contracts as supply teachers were offered to 8.6% of probationers, up from 6.2%, while those who became part-time supply teachers increased from 3.6% to 5.4%.

Commenting on the survey findings, Ronnie Smith, general secretary of teaching union EIS, said: “These are a particularly alarming set of figures, which illustrate just how difficult it is for new teachers to secure a permanent job upon completion of their induction year.

“With just one new teacher in five securing a full-time permanent job, the situation for new entrants to the profession and for Scottish education as a whole is particularly bleak.”

Source: Education News
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