kernow43 Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 No full-time job for 9/10 teaching graduates A STAGGERING nine out of 10 teaching graduates have missed out on a permanent job in Queensland state schools this year, new figures show. The disclosure comes amid calls for universities to restrict enrolments in some education courses, with warnings that there is an oversupply of primary school teachers. No full-time job for 9/10 teaching graduates | The Courier-Mail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest30038 Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 It's bloody madness ain't it! :goofy: Not only the money spent on the education but the shattering of young folks' dreams. I remember my wife "passing out" of nurse training in the UK 30 yrs ago...........of her class of 38 only herself and 3 others had work a month later and we know of 3 who emigrated because they still hadn't found work 6 months later. As has been said in many posts.......same old shlt..........different location. When will the powers that be recognise and implement, education according to need of the community!? kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoll Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 Stupid isnt it?! Policy making is always light years behind the need. Then when all those disaffected young teachers who have moved onto better things after their training are suddenly needed in 10 years when the current cohort retire they wont be there. And young people who might have gone into teaching but havent because of the lack of employment prospects will be doing different things as well. Lunacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 WA teachers are finding things difficult this year ... several won't be returning to my daughters school. Sometime ago (not sure when) , they apparently changed the dates for eligability for entry into school, this year sees the first chort that was effected enter high school, and there are really low numbers apparently registering with the school Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo&Rich Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 That's great news, NOT! Have applied to do my teachers certificate this year, find out next week if I'm in or not :cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calNgary Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Makes you laugh,, No jobs for these guys? yet lots of the schools i have visited including where my kids go are always stuck for staff!!! Cal x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petals Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Its the same here in Victoria, my daughter is not teaching as she cannot get a job unless she moves to the country and as she needs to be near to her specialists that is not possible. So just wait. Maternity leave has a lot to answer for as does work care, my son says so many teachers are on work care so their positions cannot be filled by others, same with maternity leave, some have one baby come back for a few months and then go off and have another and the new teachers cannot get a look in. Silly system, sorry ladies but I am not a fan of maternity leave as I believe it does not turn over the jobs for the young. While we have young children we want maternity and parental leave, when our children are grown we want our children to have jobs and others to move aside for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pohutakawa Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 I hope everyone doesn't mind but I'm an expat from NZ and would like to give a heads up to fellow Brit-Teachers wanting to teach primary in Queensland.:biggrin: I moved to Queensland in April 2009 and after sorting out my family and kids I registered with the Queensland Teaching Council. I then had to register with Queensland Education (which I thought I was stupid because they wanted the exact same paper work as the teaching council) and this is where all the fun began. (keep in mind this is for state schools, catholic schools require you to have an accreditation to teach religion and you must be a practicing catholic etc. Independent private schools only require you to have your registration with the teaching council and post their vacancies on seek or career one and various QLD newspapers) Education Queensland requires that you must first complete a minimum of 40 days relief teaching or 20 consecutive relief teaching days before you can apply for any full-time teaching positions. But wait it gets better. Before actually applying for a full-time job you must first have a suitability interview which is conducted with a panel of teachers who than rate your teaching ability. Don't even think about stuffing up in the interview or you will be stuck having to complete even more relief days before they will consider you for another suitability interview. As for the 'Relief Work' you must join a Govt run dept called Tracer who will provide you with work. Yeah Right. After nearly three months being with them they've only provided me with two days work. They recommend that you nominate as many schools as you can so I nominated 13 schools I've since realized that I need more maybe even triple that number if I want more work but the problem is, I'm still trying to find my way around and if you haven't been to Queensland before the saying 'Just down the road' has a whole new meaning here. But it still gets better. You don't have the luxury of looking through a teaching gazette to check out the local state school vacancies instead Education Queensland will put you into the best position. Forget about trying to get a vacancy close to home and when filling out the Education Qld registration form if you tick just your immediate area be prepared to wait a long time for a job or if you don't mind they will be more than happy to send you out to a school in the sticks. The whole process is really frustrating and since being here I have felt like giving up my profession and doing something else. Oh and yes, I did go out and visit schools, take my CV introduce myself and volunteer my time but that only got me an extra couple of days work nothing more. If you are considering teaching here be prepared because it can drive you crazy. I hope this has helped, sorry be be such a downer, just remember that this is my experience and it may or may not be the same for you. thanks P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petals Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 Half the vacancies are maternity leave positions and only short term anyway. Anywhere that is nice to live there are no vacancies. Head into the outback and you probably get a job quite easily. Country schools need people but often its the more remote country. My son teaches in a country school but its in a desirable area so no vacancies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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